Darian Woods

Yeah, so that was one of the big knock on renewables, always has been, it's intermittent. But that hurt us financially as well because we were paid less for our power because we were intermittent. So when you pair storage with solar, now the people we sell power to, it's more valuable to them because we can provide them power when they want it most.

Yeah, so that was one of the big knock on renewables, always has been, it's intermittent. But that hurt us financially as well because we were paid less for our power because we were intermittent. So when you pair storage with solar, now the people we sell power to, it's more valuable to them because we can provide them power when they want it most.

We can provide them a fixed shape, meaning tell us how much power you want in any given hour of the day. And we'll design a plant to meet your needs exactly.

We can provide them a fixed shape, meaning tell us how much power you want in any given hour of the day. And we'll design a plant to meet your needs exactly.

We can provide them a fixed shape, meaning tell us how much power you want in any given hour of the day. And we'll design a plant to meet your needs exactly.

I think if you have a solar plant... or a battery plant or a combination anywhere in the U.S. that's ready to be built these days, you can find an offtaker, you know, someone to sell the power. There's just tremendous demand, tremendous demand for it.

I think if you have a solar plant... or a battery plant or a combination anywhere in the U.S. that's ready to be built these days, you can find an offtaker, you know, someone to sell the power. There's just tremendous demand, tremendous demand for it.

I think if you have a solar plant... or a battery plant or a combination anywhere in the U.S. that's ready to be built these days, you can find an offtaker, you know, someone to sell the power. There's just tremendous demand, tremendous demand for it.

But this phenomenon you've seen in California, it's going to occur elsewhere in the US. It's just because California has the highest penetration level of renewables anywhere in the US and it created the demand for storage. As penetration levels increase throughout the US, as they have in Texas and elsewhere, the storage market is going to follow in those areas too. And everyone's ready for that.

But this phenomenon you've seen in California, it's going to occur elsewhere in the US. It's just because California has the highest penetration level of renewables anywhere in the US and it created the demand for storage. As penetration levels increase throughout the US, as they have in Texas and elsewhere, the storage market is going to follow in those areas too. And everyone's ready for that.

But this phenomenon you've seen in California, it's going to occur elsewhere in the US. It's just because California has the highest penetration level of renewables anywhere in the US and it created the demand for storage. As penetration levels increase throughout the US, as they have in Texas and elsewhere, the storage market is going to follow in those areas too. And everyone's ready for that.

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