The 680-megawatt lithium-ion batteries will power approximately 680,000 homes for four hours. The addition is intended to “strengthen the state’s electric grid,” especially during “peak summer demand.”
California leads the United States in energy storage and currently accounts for more than half of all storage capacity in the country. The rollout of Nova Power Bank will be phased; 620 MW will come online this summer and the remaining 60 MW will be planned for 2025.
California required utilities to implement energy storage more than a decade ago. The state must have 50 gigawatts of battery storage capacity by 2045; This is a significant increase from the current 7 GW.
Source: Ferra
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