Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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California has a surprising problem: it sometimes produces more renewable electricity than the grid can use.

In April 2026, California curtailed about 1.46 terawatt-hours of solar and wind power — roughly 18% of its grid-scale renewable generation for the month.

Why is so much electricity going unused? And what does this mean for the economics of solar, wind, battery storage, and California’s power grid?

David Neese and grid engineer Mike Herzog break down California’s growing renewable energy curtailment problem, why spring is particularly challenging for the grid, and how battery storage could help shift excess electricity to the hours when it is actually needed.

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