California Braces For ‘Historic Tide’ Of Storage To Reach Zero-Carbon Grid

California grid operators are launching an initiative to update the state’s power market to properly accommodate an expected “historic tide” of commercial-scale storage technology over the next several years, which they say will lay the foundation “for a global model to support the transition to zero-carbon power grids.” The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) says in an April 28 press release that it is projecting a four-fold increase in the amount of battery storage on its system from late last...