カリフォルニア州では、集中型の再生可能エネルギー発電所にも力を入れているが、分散型の発電と蓄電にも力を入れている。
少し古い記事からだが、分散型のエネルギーリソース(DERs)の目標は下記の通りで、「15GWを2020年までに入れる」と言うもの。
- The utilities are required by state law to file those plan proposals—essentially roadmaps for the integration of cost-effective DERs—with the CPUC by July 1, 2015.
- The CPUC is expected to issue final approval of the plans by March 2016.
- DERs include distributed renewable generation resources, energy efficiency, energy storage, electric vehicles, and demand response technologies.
- California wants to deploy 15 GW of DERs by 2020.
- That target comprises
- 12 GW of distributed generation,
- more than 2 GW of demand response, and
- 1 GW of energy storage.
因に、カリフォルニア州に於ける通常のピークは約50GW。(10年に一度とかのすごいピークは60GW~70GW)