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Maroc Maroc - TECHXPLORE.COM - RSS news feed - 19/Aug 09:58

How giant batteries are making California's power grid stronger, and reducing the risk of blackouts during heat waves

Four years ago this week, California's power grid was so strained by a heat wave that rolling blackouts hit hundreds of thousands of residents over two days. It nearly happened again two years ago, when state officials issued 11 "flex alerts" asking businesses and homeowners to voluntarily reduce electricity use to avoid power disruptions.

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