Cooper Katz McKim

Oh, Emily, hi. That's just me turning on and off the lights at a facility in California where there is battery power energizing the grid. Like literally holding energy and then releasing it onto the grid that powers all our homes.

Oh, Emily, hi. That's just me turning on and off the lights at a facility in California where there is battery power energizing the grid. Like literally holding energy and then releasing it onto the grid that powers all our homes.

Oh, Emily, hi. That's just me turning on and off the lights at a facility in California where there is battery power energizing the grid. Like literally holding energy and then releasing it onto the grid that powers all our homes.

Grid-scale battery storage is surprisingly oftentimes the second largest source of energy on a given day in California.

Grid-scale battery storage is surprisingly oftentimes the second largest source of energy on a given day in California.

Grid-scale battery storage is surprisingly oftentimes the second largest source of energy on a given day in California.

I mean, just a few years ago, it was unimaginable. Grid-scale storage like this, it was basically a dream technology for renewable companies, a what-if scenario.

I mean, just a few years ago, it was unimaginable. Grid-scale storage like this, it was basically a dream technology for renewable companies, a what-if scenario.

I mean, just a few years ago, it was unimaginable. Grid-scale storage like this, it was basically a dream technology for renewable companies, a what-if scenario.

If the wind doesn't blow, exactly. And battery storage, it changes that equation.

If the wind doesn't blow, exactly. And battery storage, it changes that equation.

If the wind doesn't blow, exactly. And battery storage, it changes that equation.

And then tap into it whenever it's needed. Well, that dream tech is now very much mainstream. around 2020 to 2021, battery storage capacity jumped 230% across the U.S.

And then tap into it whenever it's needed. Well, that dream tech is now very much mainstream. around 2020 to 2021, battery storage capacity jumped 230% across the U.S.

And then tap into it whenever it's needed. Well, that dream tech is now very much mainstream. around 2020 to 2021, battery storage capacity jumped 230% across the U.S.

More and more was added in 22, 23, and it really took off, particularly in California. To see it for myself, I showed up to a site called Cal Flats in Central California. It's this 2,900-acre plot of land just covered in solar panels. There's, like, goats running around. There's little fox habitats.

More and more was added in 22, 23, and it really took off, particularly in California. To see it for myself, I showed up to a site called Cal Flats in Central California. It's this 2,900-acre plot of land just covered in solar panels. There's, like, goats running around. There's little fox habitats.

More and more was added in 22, 23, and it really took off, particularly in California. To see it for myself, I showed up to a site called Cal Flats in Central California. It's this 2,900-acre plot of land just covered in solar panels. There's, like, goats running around. There's little fox habitats.

The extra energy generated from all that solar flows straight into batteries right on site.

The extra energy generated from all that solar flows straight into batteries right on site.