According to reliable sources, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is planning to deploy 1.8 GW of batteries as part of the plan to replace the local capacity that will be lost when three large gas plants are shut down, as part of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan to rapidly decarbonize the City of Los Angeles. 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 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 .