Southern CaliforniaEdison Co. will install a battery storage and gas turbine hybrid systemlater in 2016.
The move responds to changing regulations and grid requirementsfollowing the multimonth Aliso Canyon gas storage field leak . It is aimed at supporting increasedrenewable energy capacity on the California grid.
The battery energy storage system from Current, powered by , is expected to be operationalby the end of 2016, according to an Oct. 4 news release. The updated and integratedturbine controls should be operational in early 2017.
SoCalEd is a subsidiary of Edison International.