In response to this, the grid operators in California have instituted limited rolling blackouts as electricity demand ramps up. This isn’t California’s first run-in with elective blackouts ...
The California Independent System Operator that manages the electric grid for about 80% of the state released its own 20-year transmission outlook in July 2024. “California has dramatically ...
Willow Rock would store energy as compressed air that can be used for electricity to balance intermittent renewables. The Department of Energy announced a $1.76 billion loan guarantee Wednesday ...
Faults along Los Angeles’ power grid surged in the same locations where three of this week’s massive wildfires are raging, a company that monitors electrical activity said. Whisker Labs ...
and is expected to provide over eight hours of back-up power to California’s grid. The timing for the DOE’s decision for the project is relatively conspicuous, as it was announced less than a ...