30.03.2026   California USA — There was another massive battery storage record in California (CAISO) yesterday, March 29 🔋

At 7pm, batteries reached 12.3 GW of output, meeting 42.8% of grid demand!

To put that kind of output during peak demand hours into perspective, it’s equivalent to the output from:
– 15-20 combined-cycle gas plants
– 6 Hoover dams
– More than the all-time peak demand of Portugal or Greece

And it’s not just a short peak anymore. Batteries stayed above 20% of grid demand from 5.50pm to 9.35pm, almost four hours, and above