I wonder if it matters that they buy a lot of their power from other states like NV (which has a ton of solar and a somewhat famous hydro-electric dam). I feel like it's great that CA is doing this but it would be better if it they were closer to self-sufficient.
I feel like projects like Nova Power Bank are really important for the further development of grid sustainability. California already had large scale solar projects decades ago and AFAIK catches on with wind as well, but to combine both properly, large scale battery plants come in handy and further demand might decrease their costs.
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