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Calif. Seeks to Blaze Trail for Long-duration Storage

Time Pressure Mounts with Looming Grid Challenges, Lithium Supply Crunch

Apr 7, 2022
Robert Mullin
Transportation Decarbonization / Renewable Power / California Energy Commission (CEC) / California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) / Energy Storage / California Energy Commission (CEC) / California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) / Other Electric Storage

With grid challenges looming and lithium in short supply, California is looking to accelerate the deployment of non-lithium-ion long-duration storage.

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