California grid needs $9.3B in upgrades for shift to renewable energy (NYSEARCA:XLU)
yangna California's energy grid operator mentioned this week the state might want to spend $9.3B over the subsequent decade on grid upgrades to assist its transition to renewable vitality and electrical autos. In a draft transition plan, the California Impartial System Operator recognized 46 initiatives it says might be wanted to assist deliberate photo voltaic …
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California’s energy grid operator mentioned this week the state might want to spend $9.3B over the subsequent decade on grid upgrades to assist its transition to renewable vitality and electrical autos.
In a draft transition plan, the California Impartial System Operator recognized 46 initiatives it says might be wanted to assist deliberate photo voltaic vegetation and offshore wind farms plug into the grid, in addition to new transmission strains and different grid upgrades to assist enhance reliability in a state that already has been hit with blackouts.
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The transmission plan relies on projections that California might want to add 40-70 GW of energy era over the subsequent 10 years, relying on how shortly customers change to electrical vehicles and electrical residence home equipment; California’s highest-ever recorded energy demand, set in September, was 52 GW.
Electrical energy costs in California jumped 15% in 2022 and have elevated ~80% since 2008.
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