Green Energy from Storage Batteries Replacing Fossil Fuels in California and Texas 🔋

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Summary:

  1. Solar and Battery Growth
    California has added 1.9 million solar panels and 120,000 storage batteries this year, boosting its storage capacity to 3,280 megawatts. This helped the state surpass 10,000 megawatts of photovoltaic storage for the first time, meeting 20% of its demand. This is a significant increase from 770 megawatts in 2019.

  2. Impact on Fossil Fuels
    Renewable energy supplied the grid on 40 out of 48 days this spring, compared to just seven days last year. Lithium batteries are reducing reliance on natural gas, which accounted for 40% of California’s grid but saw its lowest use in seven years in April. The state aims to run on 100% renewable energy by 2045.

  3. Texas and Other States
    Texas is also expanding its battery storage, with batteries supplying 4% of the grid’s electricity by April. Arizona and Georgia are following California’s lead, showing that batteries are becoming a viable alternative to gas and coal.

Read more at: El País