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Brattle Report Finds California's Distributed Power Plant Program Could Deliver Hundreds of Millions in Cost Savings While Supporting Grid Reliability
California's statewide Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) distributed storage program is projected to nearly double in capacity by 2028 and could provide up to $206 million in net cost savings to Californians, according to a new report from The Brattle Group and commissioned by Sunrun and Tesla Energy.
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[{"type":"text","content":"New analysis indicates that California's statewide distributed power plant program can provide significant net savings to Californians over the next three years by leveraging home battery storage.","length":200,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- California's statewide Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) distributed storage program is projected to nearly double in capacity by 2028 and could provide up to $206 million in net cost savings to Californians, according to a new report from The Brattle Group and commissioned by Sunrun and Tesla Energy.","length":349,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"The Brattle Group (PRNewsFoto/The Brattle Group)","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"The Brattle Group (PRNewsFoto/The Brattle Group)","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":400,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/e29b78444459c14ac2661e08e41ac8d5"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gEtbAJVSjfivUV5IXgzINg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTcwNTtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/e29b78444459c14ac2661e08e41ac8d5","width":400,"height":400}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/320171/The_Brattle_Group_Logo_v2.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":""Our analysis demonstrates that the DSGS program can deliver reliable, utility-scale capacity at a significantly lower cost than traditional solutions," said Ryan Hledik, Principal at The Brattle Group and coauthor of the report. "As more Californians install home batteries, programs like DSGS will be an important opportunity to tap into those batteries to improve energy affordability, enhance system reliability, and advance decarbonization goals."","length":472,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Brattle Group report estimates that from 2025 to 2028, the benefits of DSGS significantly outweigh the costs of the program, providing net system cost savings between $28 million and $206 million. Those savings will benefit all grid-connected customers in California. Participants will also benefit from direct compensation for the power they share with the power system.","length":375,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Launched by the California Energy Commission in 2022, DSGS pays ...