In the summer of 2016, Southern California descended into a state of emergency. After the four-month Aliso Canyon natural gas leak that began the previous October, power generators in the region were bracing the threat of blackouts as long as 14 days as a result of the power shortages.
In order to mitigate against predicted power disruptions, regulators called for alternative measures to aid in offsetting the lost gas supplies, with energy storage at the forefront of those plans, alongside solar PV, solar thermal, energy efficiency and demand response.
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