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California s growing storage fleet is beginning to impact energy markets as envisioned, says grid operator
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California PUC unveils draft plan for forward-thinking distributed energy policy
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Toronto-based storage provider Hydrostor is developing 1,000 MW of long-duration energy storage in California, using a patented compressed air technology that, according to President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Norman, operates effectively like a giant air battery.
The company is developing two projects in the state each with up to 500 MW of storage capacity and representing a total investment of $1.5 billion that are scheduled to come online in 2026. Its compressed air technology can provide up to 12 hours of storage, but the projects are expected to have around eight hours of duration, according to Norman.
Regulators in California are growing increasingly interested in long-duration storage as the state moves towards its clean energy goals. Earlier this year, a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ruling recommended that the state procure 1 GW of storage with a minimum duration of eight hours to meet system needs after the retirement of the Diabl
California regulators are on the cusp of breaking open a long-awaited opportunity to enlist rooftop solar, behind-the-meter batteries and other distributed energy resources (DERs) to substitute for expensive grid upgrades.
It’s called the Partnership Pilot, and according to DER developers, it could be a major step forward in a distribution resources plan effort that’s been underway in California since 2014 and is being duplicated under names like distribution system planning and integrated distribution planning in many other states.
The goal of these state-by-state efforts is to find ways for utilities, customers and third-party aggregators to capture the grid value of DERs. One clear opportunity is getting them to respond to utility signals to reduce peak loads on local grid circuits.