Answers to an evolving grid 

California the sunshine state has created a clean energy problem. Solar generation has  reduced the electricity demand supplied by gas plants in the state. However, renewable energy generation ramp down as the evening electricity peak is ramping up. This results in the afternoon-to-evening ramp places heavy stress on traditional plants that’s depended on to pick up solar’s slack after the sun sets. Solar plus batteries can assist with the short-term power load while sustaining dependable electricity supply. Clean power can sustain energy needs for a long period of time. When the sun goes down, solar batteries in a residential land an industrial level reduce this jump in demand for traditional power as the sun goes down. As increased renewable energy penetration levels reduce system net demand on the front-end of the evening peak, the overall system peak in net demand becomes “sharper”. That is, the highest levels of utility electricity demand become shorter and less dramatic when solar and storage are incorporated together. The combination of residential solar energy with large-scale solar in California is causing wholesale midday power to become so inexpensive. This results in keeping traditional power plants online can cost more than it is worth. 
 

Battery storage maybe a game changer 

Solar plans with battery storage could change this things. The increased electricity demand from batteries can be a stabilizing force for the electricity demand and  market prices. As the grid transforms and market expectations evolve, we are likely to see dramatic shifts in what becomes normal for wholesale electricity market prices. 
 

Stabilization is good for everyone

Stabilization of the hourly shape of electricity demand could mean reduced energy prices, evolving net-metering contracts, and less market volatility. Storage is great for solar power, and clean energy is good for storage. Utilities could find it more economically optimal to purchase power on the spot market than to fire up aging generators, forcing these units into early retirement. Whatever these fundamental shifts in electricity  will bring, businesses with a stake in the game will change their business to handle their customer’s needs. Power plants will evolve too. If it makes more sense to have a large scale solar plant with an additional capacity to store power for later, then those companies will close their gas-fired power plants and built more solar plants. As more people switch to residential solar power with attached storage, the electronic grid will look totally different than it does today.

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