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Flattening the duck curve with batteries

Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 4:23 pm
by dan_b
Found this on LinkedIn.

Batteries are re-shaping the solar duck curve, soaking up solar during the day and discharging it when it's needed in the evening.
The grid that originally coined the term "duck curve" is showing how to fix it. Just install more batteries!

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Underlying data taken from this interactive website where it looks like you can build your own graphs/reports .
https://www.gridstatus.io/live/caiso

Re: Flattening the duck curve with batteries

Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 5:26 pm
by Joeboy
Nice one dan, real world difference maker. California has a good year round climate I think?