Comment Comment by martinpw Battery storage growth has been incredible and you can see the gains almost weekly:https://www.gridstatus.io/records/caiso?record=Maximum%20Bat...It looks like batteries are now able to displace 100% of imports (which are mostly gas) for a period after sunset, eg here from yesterday:https://www.gridstatus.io/live/caiso?date=2025-07-08Even just a few weeks ago, imports would begin as soon as the sun set. parent martinpw 1 year ago
https://www.gridstatus.io/records/caiso?record=Maximum%20Bat...
It looks like batteries are now able to displace 100% of imports (which are mostly gas) for a period after sunset, eg here from yesterday:
https://www.gridstatus.io/live/caiso?date=2025-07-08
Even just a few weeks ago, imports would begin as soon as the sun set.