As Calif. solar records fall, curtailments of renewables rise

摘要

Following a winter of intense storms that officially ended California'syearslong drought, the state's sunshine has returned to full strength.California's still-growing fleet of solar power plants took advantageof that in recent days, setting new state records for harnessingsunlight.Large-scale solar power plants connected to the state's primarywholesale electric system hit a peak of 10,780 MW the afternoon ofMarch 16, according to California ISO data, topping a prior record of10,739 MW set in June 2018. In the late-morning sun of March 17, thegrid operator also registered a new record share of state demand metby solar power of 58.6%.