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Re:California breaks 1 GW energy storage milestone by sib on Thursday July 15, 2021 @04:48PM (#27849946)
But then it seems that they should say "2000MW of delivery capacity" rather than "storage capacity"
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Re:California breaks 1 GW energy storage milestone by renewiltord on Thursday July 15, 2021 @04:55PM (#27850020)
It’s not “storage capacity”, it’s “energy storage capacity”. Think of it like “sources of power”. Source 1 is nuclear, Source 2 is Hydro, Source 3 is Energy Storage.

What are our power sources available to the grid today? Nuclear, Hydro, Energy Storage.

What are the capacities?

Nuclear capacity is 1 GW

Hydro capacity is 1 GW

Energy storage capacity is 2 GW

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