California Flow Battery Project
California’s Public Utilities Commission has been actively expanding long-duration energy storage as part of its clean electricity procurement framework, requiring that at least 25% of new procurement come from resources with clean, firm power or long-duration storage attributes. The state celebrated its first long-duration energy storage project developed under its Integrated Resource Planning process in mid-2026, reflecting a broader push to diversify storage technologies beyond conventional lithium-ion batteries — a category where flow batteries are positioned as a long-duration, long-cycle-life alternative.
CPUC’s requirement that a quarter of new clean power procurement carry long-duration storage attributes, combined with the state’s first IRP-driven long-duration storage project reaching completion in 2026, signals growing California policy support for storage technologies like flow batteries that complement conventional lithium-ion systems.
AURALIS supplied a 60kW flow battery converter to a California energy storage installation.