Graphs and statistics for all 33 days out of the past 41 where #WindWaterSolar supply exceeded 100% of demand on California's main grid

Summary
Max WWS over 41 days+nights: 122.5% of demand
Min WWS: 24.29%
Avg WWS: 61.36%
Avg h/day with WWS>100%: 2.81 h

web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jac…

1st time ever California #WindWaterSolar peak supply exceeds 115% of demand 2 days in a row. Today's peak: 115.6%; yesterday's: 115.5%

Today 5.25 h>100% WWS
Yesterday, 4.75 h>100%
>100% for 34 of last 42 days

Today+yesterday's min (night): ~40%
Yesterday's avg (day+night): 69%

Every day provides more confidence that a 100% #WindWaterSolar future is possible.

Day 33 of 41 that #WWS supply exceeds California grid demand.

Today's peak: 115.5%
Hours > 100%: 4.75 h
Daily avg WWS: ~70%

Graphs and statistics for all 33 days out of the past 41 where #WindWaterSolar supply exceeded 100% of demand on California's main grid

Summary
Max WWS over 41 days+nights: 122.5% of demand
Min WWS: 24.29%
Avg WWS: 61.36%
Avg h/day with WWS>100%: 2.81 h

web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jac…

Economic cost of climate damage from a new study is $38 (19-59) tril/y in 2049
nature.com/articles/s4158…

Compares with $31.8 tril/y in 2050 based on social cost of carbon from this study
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jac…

Bill McKibben's analysis of new article:
billmckibben.substack.com/p/is-38-trilli…

Key finding of worldwide 100% renewable transition scenarios from LUT University 🚀 UTS Stanford University

'All scenarios...are in line with a 1.5°C target by mid-century' and all create jobs!

IRENA Christian Breyer 🦣 Dr. Sven Teske Prof. Peter Strachan Hans-Josef Fell AukeHoekstra Robert Howarth Brian Vad Mathiesen 🇩🇰🇺🇦

On that day (April 16), California also set a record at 8:10 PM, discharging 6.177 GW of battery electricity onto the grid, breaking the previous record of 5.625 GW on Feb 14.

gridstatus.io/records/caiso?…

Every day provides more confidence that a 100% #WindWaterSolar future is possible.

Day 33 of 41 that #WWS supply exceeds California grid demand.

Today's peak: 115.5%
Hours > 100%: 4.75 h
Daily avg WWS: ~70%

10 of the 12 states with the most #WindWaterSolar as a % of demand (53-97% #WWS ) are among the 25 lowest-cost-electricity states

5 such states are among the 10 lowest-cost states. Only CA, ME are high-cost

->WWS nothing to do with high electricity prices
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jac…

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#RenewableEnergy

irena.org/Publications/2…

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Key finding of worldwide 100% renewable transition scenarios from LUT University 🚀 UTS Stanford University

'All scenarios...are in line with a 1.5°C target by mid-century' and all create jobs!

IRENA Christian Breyer 🦣 Dr. Sven Teske Prof. Peter Strachan Hans-Josef Fell AukeHoekstra Robert Howarth Brian Vad Mathiesen 🇩🇰🇺🇦

IRENA launched a report on #100RE irena.org/Publications/2… featuring the research Mark Z. Jacobson Dr. Sven Teske LUT University 🚀 . Recommendations: it's the right target, efficiency matters, electrification is key, infrastructure & co-operation is important. AukeHoekstra Hans-Josef Fell Prof. Peter Strachan

California hits 'historical' renewable energy milestone

Newsweek

'Renewable energy has supplied 100% of California's energy demand for between 15 minutes and six hours in 30 of the last 38 days—a historic first for the Golden State.'

newsweek.com/california-mil…

The government is spending billions to restart Michigan's Palisades reactor. Why?

'Wasting billions on a Palisades restart sidesteps a far better solution that would directly lead Michigan to a zero-carbon future energy transition'

freep.com/story/opinion/… Detroit Free Press

Mark Z. Jacobson Congrats to California for being one of the first places in the world to figure out the real ROA on utility scale batteries. The learning curve here looks amazing:

20% of California's energy demand supplied by batteries from 7-10 PM tonight.

Plus (the boring and normal part now) 32 out of last 40 days, CA exceeds 100% #WindWaterSolar on its main grid, today for 3.83 hours, with a peak of 108.2%.

We have solutions.

California ISO

Esto ya lo sabemos bien, Paraguay entre los 7 países cuya matriz eléctrica es 100% renovable.

¿Cómo aseguramos que esto siga siendo una ventaja competitiva en el futuro?

El futuro es solar, ya lo vuelven a reiterar Mark Z. Jacobson y colegas.

'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage'

California has set a benchmark for renewable energy, with wind, solar & hydro providing 100% of the state's energy demand for a part of 25 out of last 32 days (& counting).

thecooldown.com/green-tech/cal… The Cool Down