Newsom celebrates storage milestone but confirms blackouts are not over yet
TheHill - 2024-04-25T23:30:03.000Z

California officials on Thursday celebrated a milestone in their quest to achieve a 100-percent clean grid by 2045: the installation of more than 10,000 megawatts of battery storage. "Battery storage is foundational," Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said at a press conference next to a battery storage and solar facility in the western Sacramento Valley's rural Yolo County.

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