Media reports California's grid resilience transformation
1 Sep 11 · 12d ago · 3 articles · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 1
Coverage highlights that California has not issued a Flex Alert since 2022 and has not implemented rotating outages since 2020, despite record August heat. The grid succeeded through battery storage paired with renewables, Western US integration, and rooftop solar growth.
“In about five years, we have vastly increased the amount of battery storage that is available to us, and that is great news.”
Jayme Ackemann, California ISO spokesperson · rss ↗Jayme Ackemann California ISO spokespersonAbby Lestina Grid Status analystCalifornia Independent System Operator Grid operator
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first by Mastodon, 12d ago · also Mercury News, LA Times California, LA Times
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- California survived the hottest August on record without needing Flex Alerts. Here’s why Mercury News · 12d ago
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LA Times: The surprising reason California survived record summer heat without blackouts "...In fact, the state has not issued a Flex Alert since 2022, and it has not implemented rotating outages since 2020. Over the last few years, California has quietly but dramatically increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant…
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a fun thing about me is that I worry about the grid a lot, so this was a very reassuring read. kinda nice to get some good news for once.
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the REAL story under this really good news story about solar and batteries keeping the lights on in California even through extreme heat is that the oil companies... Yes the Oil Companies... were lying to you when they said solar and wind and renewables and batteries would never be reliable and too intermittent to provide cheap and available…
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California invests big in battery energy storage — and leaves rolling blackouts behind Over the last few years, California has quietly but dramatically increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage. https://www. latimes.com/environment/story/…
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The surprising reason California survived record summer heat without blackouts California has quietly, but dramatically, increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage. https:// drwebdomain.blog/2026/09/11/th e-surprising-reason-california-survived-record-summer-heat-without-blackouts/
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