The California state of US is exploring options for developing a regional energy grid to help address issues with curtailment of renewable energy supply. For California to meet the energy demands of tomorrow with increasing heat waves, a ballooning population, and more devices using electricity, a portfolio of solutions is needed. The state has already established an Energy Imbalance Market to undertake some small-scale energy trading, which has avoided the need for 56,000 MWh of curtailment since between then and 2017 . However, curtailment of wind and solar doubled between then and 2017 , wasting enough energy to power around 587,000 homes. A proposal now before the state legislature would establish a regionalised energy grid which its proponents say would help control the problem.
The California state of US is exploring options for developing a regional energy grid to help address issues with curtailment of renewable energy supply. The state has already established an Energy Imbalance Market to undertake some small-scale energy trading, which has avoided the need for 56,000 MWh of curtailment since between then and 2017 . However, curtailment of wind and solar doubled between then and 2017 , wasting enough energy to power around 587,000 homes. A proposal now before the state legislature would establish a regionalised energy grid which its proponents say would help control the problem.