California ISO has 80GW of solar and 148GW of storage in its line, wrecking last year's figures

• The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has nearly 80GW of solar and also 148GW of storage in its affiliation line up, according to a 7 July discussion.

The operator has 97.6 GW of renewables in its line up, with solar PV accountancy for about 80% of this, and also wind composing the majority of the rest. Last year, CAISO has 68GW of solar capability in its line up.

It has also considerably increased the level of energy storage capacity in its line up. This year, 147GW is yet to be added, with 97% of this originating from battery storage space. It is greater than increase the storage in queue last year (69GW).

On the whole, the queue consists of more than 245GW of sustainable as well as storage space capacity, with 37% "in different phases of the research study process and will certainly end up November 2021", according to the firm presentation on grid affiliation.

This month, a report from the Breakthrough Institute located that dropping wholesale rates for solar in California suggest subsidies will likely be required to sustain cost-efficient deployment in the state.

Just before, Californian legislators elected down a suggested adjustment to the state's net metering regulations that would certainly have cut rates for roof solar customers.