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For the first time, the state of California was 100% powered by solar+batteries for a full 24 hour period. (pv-magazine-usa.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today

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[-] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

did you change the title? it wasn’t 100% powered by solar and battery

[-] Lugh@futurology.today 4 points 1 month ago

No, I edited the sub-heading.

On February 1, 2026, California’s batteries bridged the solar gap with seamless precision. After discharging through the night until sunrise, they spent the daylight hours charging, then pivoted back to exporting power well past midnight—effectively sustaining the state on solar energy for a full 24-hour cycle.

[-] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

yeah battery power was exporting to the grid over a full 24 hours but definitely not 100% powered

[-] Lugh@futurology.today -2 points 1 month ago

The batteries were charged by the solar panels.

[-] Arcka@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

The current post title "For the first time, the state of California was 100% powered by solar+batteries for a full 24 hour period."

Doesn't match the article title/headline

And the article doesn't imply what the current post title says:

sunlight at least partially powered the state for well beyond 24 hours straight.

Just below the above quoted part, the article has a graph detailing how much of the power supplied was solar vs other sources over the course of that day.

[-] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

What? This title is a complete lie. This is just obviously false on its surface, but the article contains several lists of all the other sources of power during the period.