Today’s Solutions: July 10, 2026

Row of white modular industrial containers with ventilation panels on a gravel lot, trees in the background against a clear blue sky.

California’s first eight-hour grid battery just came online

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The California grid has a timing problem. Solar runs from mid-morning through early evening. Demand peaks later. Batteries have bridged part of that gap for years, but only about four hours’ worth. On June 1, a project in Kern County doubled that Read More...