It’s Not Always Sunny in California: Strategies to Increase Our Reliance on Solar Generation
Novan, Kevin and Benjamin Dawson
from ARE Update Vol. 25, No. 2, Nov/Dec, 2021
Abstract
Meeting California’s goal of a 100% carbon-free electric grid will require an increased reliance on solar energy. To absorb the growth in solar, storage capacity must expand to shift output to hours when the sun is not shining. Consumers must also be charged time-varying rates that shift consumption to hours when the sun is shining.
Keywords
solar, electricity, renewables, time-of-use prices, storage, climate policy
Citation
Novan, Kevin and Benjamin Dawson. 2021. "It’s Not Always Sunny in California: Strategies to Increase Our Reliance on Solar Generation." ARE Update 25(2): 5-8. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
https://giannini.ucop.edu/filer/file/1640021835/20297/