California Survived Its Hottest August Thanks to Batteries Here's What That Means for Your Home

California Survived Its Hottest August Thanks to Batteries Here's What That Means for Your Home

California Survived Its Hottest August Thanks to Batteries Here's What That Means for Your HomeIn House Contributor
Published on: 17/10/2026

California survived its hottest August on record without a Flex Alert or rolling outages, thanks to battery storage growing from under 100 MW in 2020 to over 17,000 MW. Learn how batteries got the state through and how the same strategy saves money.

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SCE Just Signed a 320 MW Geothermal Deal for 24/7 Clean Power --Here’s Why It Signals a Major Shift in How California Thinks About Energy

SCE Just Signed a 320 MW Geothermal Deal for 24/7 Clean Power --Here’s Why It Signals a Major Shift in How California Thinks About Energy

SCE Just Signed a 320 MW Geothermal Deal for 24/7 Clean Power --Here’s Why It Signals a Major Shift in How California Thinks About EnergyIn House Contributor
Published on: 28/07/2026

CAISO's approved transmission expansion unlocks capacity for distributed energy resources and makes solar plus battery homes a more strategically valuable part of California's clean energy future. For homeowners, the new transmission plan signals.

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