{"id":381988,"date":"2025-06-07T19:22:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=381988"},"modified":"2025-06-07T19:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:22:06","slug":"if-it-walks-like-a-duck-curve-it-must-be-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=381988","title":{"rendered":"If it walks like a Duck Curve\u2026 It must be California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest \u201cWhat\u2019s easier than picking on the Grauniad?\u201d by David Middleton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picking on California\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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May 28, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solar and wind power curtailments are increasing in California<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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Data source:\u00a0<\/strong>California Independent System Operator<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The California Independent System Operator<\/a> (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasingly curtailing solar- and wind-powered electricity generation as it balances supply and demand amidst rapid renewables capacity growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grid operators must balance supply and demand to maintain a stable electric system. The output of wind and solar generators is reduced either through price signals or, rarely, through an order to reduce output during periods of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n