After months of negative headlines related to the Net Metering 3.0 (NEM 3.0) proposed decision, a reminder of its progress comes: CALISO noted that in a short period of time, the state reached 97.6% on April 3 peak renewable energy.A new record for California’s commitment to a carbon-free power system by 2045.
The peak came briefly at 3:39 p.m., breaking the previous record of 96.4% set on March 27, 2022.Prior to this, the grid’s clean electricity record was 94.5%, set on April 21, 2021.The new milestone comes as ISO integrates more and more renewable energy into the grid to support the state’s clean energy goals.
The grid also set a historic solar peak of 13,628 megawatts after noon on April 8 and a historic wind peak of 6,265 megawatts before 3pm on March 4.Due to mild temperatures and sun angles allow for an extended window of powerful solar energy production.ISO analysis predicts that there may be more updatable records in April.
Another 600 megawatts of solar and 200 megawatts of wind are expected to be added to the grid by June 1 this year.The system currently has more than 2,700 megawatts of storage capacity, most of which is stored in lithium-ion batteries, and that number is expected to grow to about 4,000 megawatts by June 1.
While the milestone is succinct, the Save California Solar Alliance reminds that it would never have happened without rooftop solar.
On April 3, California delivered more than 12 gigawatts of electricity capacity through rooftop solar systems, nearly matching the 15 gigawatts of electricity generated by utility-scale solar plants.
“Secondly, California’s renewable energy progress is better measured in terms of hot August summer conditions than cool April spring days,” the group wrote.“For example, on August 15, 2020, at 3:40 pm, the electricity demand in California was 43 GW, and on April 3, 2022, at 3:40 pm, the grid demand was 17 GW.”
It’s Earth Week, so take a moment to appreciate what’s been achieved, but solar energy production needs to increase by 100 gigawatts to reach its goal.Rooftop solar is critical to getting there.
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Post time: Apr-21-2022
