California Energy Commission

California Just Crossed 17,000 MW of Battery Storage

California heads into summer of 2026 with over 17,000 megawatts of grid-scale battery storage online, the state's energy commission reported last month. That's the same grid that was pushed to its limits during the 2020 to 2022 summer emergencies. The state…California heads into summer of 2026 with over 17,000 megawatts of grid-scale battery storage online, the state's energy commission reported last month. That's the same grid that was pushed to its limits during the 2020 to 2022 summer emergencies. The state…Expert summary pending. Showing the newcomer version.