Emission Off-Sets or Energy Storage?

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is currently dealing with the problem of disappearing electric generation in the Southern California area. Due to environmental concerns - emissions and water - many older fossil fueled plants are being retired,and it's not possible to permit new plants. 12,000 MW of capacity is at risk and system reliability is a great concern of the CAISO (California Independent System Operator). More information can be found here...

The only answer seems to be finding some exemption for new plants with emission off-sets.

However, the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) has suggested considering energy storage as a partial solution to the problem. "Grid storage displaces less efficient, dirtier peaker generation by time-shifting more efficient, cleaner base-load generation to peak periods. This results in substantial system-wide air quality benefits."

Janice Lin, co-founder and director of CESA, has prepared a white paper that details he benefits of grid connected energy storage. The CESA comments and the white paper can be found here...

The VRB-ESS(tm) would be an ideal asset to address the need for on-peak power in Southern California. Here's hoping that the staff at the various alphabet soup energy agencies include energy storage in their studies.

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