CAISO Solar Energy Supplied

Percent of electricity demand met by solar PV with different combinations of solar PV capacity (bottom axis, megawatts) and battery storage (megawatt-hours).

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Any demand not met by solar PV or batteries will be met by gas turbines. Gas turbines charge batteries when there is spare gas turbine capacity and batteries are below 70% charge.

Chart: Brian Potter Source: Gridstatus.io, author's calculations