I think it's time for some "battery gardens"
- Joy
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A California law that requires utilities to get 33 percent of their electricity from renewable sources like solar and wind is widely credited with accelerating the state's cleantech economy. Now state regulators are poised to compel utilities to invest in "energy storage," which could jump-start technology long considered the holy grail of the electricity industry.
On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission is expected to vote on a groundbreaking proposal that would require PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric to collectively buy more than 1.3 gigawatts of energy storage by 2020 -- roughly enough electricity to supply nearly 994,000 homes.
Read more:
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24316359/california-poised-adopt-first-nation-energy-storage-mandate
Joy Hughes
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Solar Gardens Institute http://www.solargardens.org
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