California's Grid Survives Heat Wave Thanks to Massive Battery Storage

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By BeauHDJul 17, 2024, 9:25 pm355 ptsTop
Longtime Slashdot reader Uncle_Meataxe shares a report from the Sacramento Bee: California's power grid handled a nearly three week long record-setting heat wave with few issues. The heat wave was the hottest 20-day period on record around Sacramento and set an all-time temperature record of 124 degrees in Palm…

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