California's Renewable Energy Problem

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References:
[1] https://endcoal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/BoomAndBust_2019_r6.pdf
[2]
https://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/tracking_progress/documents/renewable.pdf (verified with own calculation)
[3]https://web.archive.org/web/20040702092945/https://www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/2000/Nov/2000111601.html
[4]https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2018/11/08/california-regulators-approve-the-worlds-largest-battery-projects/
[5] https://www.ge.com/power/transform/article.transform.articles.2018.oct.storage-threat-to-peaker-plants 
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/just-how-much-business-can-batteries-take-from-gas-peakers#gs.bn4i7x
[6] http://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx 
[7] https://reneweconomy.com.au/revealed-true-cost-of-tesla-big-battery-and-its-government-contract-66888/
[8]http://www.caiso.com/Documents/Wind_SolarReal-TimeDispatchCurtailmentReportMay07_2019.pdf
[9] http://www.caiso.com/Documents/Wind_SolarReal-TimeDispatchCurtailmentReportMay15_2019.pdf
[10] https://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/electricity_data/total_system_power.html
[11] https://arpa-e.energy.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/DAYS%20Project%20Descriptions%20FINAL.pdf

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California's Renewable Energy Problem