California is poised to receive two large battery storage projects , aimed at supporting the state ’s rapid adoption of solar . Macquarie has closed a third debt financing round for 100 MWh of batteries , part of its planned 63 MW , 340 MWh battery project for Southern California Edison . Meanwhile , the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ( LADWP ) is reportedly set to install 1.8 MW of batteries to provide electricity when its major gas plants are closed .
California is poised to receive two large battery storage projects, aimed at supporting the state’s rapid adoption of solar. Macquarie has closed a third debt financing round for 97 MWh of batteries, part of its planned 63 MW, 340 MWh battery project for Southern California Edison. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is reportedly set to install 1.8 GW of batteries to provide capacity when three major gas plants are closed.