Case Study: PG&E achieves grid relief and stronger battery returns with Tyba

PG&E avoids nearly $10 million in grid upgrades with Tyba

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) faced a strained grid with aging infrastructure, struggling to manage areas of both excess electricity supply and insufficient capacity. They partnered with White Pine Renewables to site batteries at specific choke points but needed a way to operate them effectively. The challenge was turning this grid support into a financially viable project by maximizing participation in the CAISO wholesale market while remaining ready to respond to PG&E's unpredictable dispatch commands.

Tyba implemented its optimization platform to dynamically manage the battery operations. The solution co-optimized for wholesale market revenue and real-time utility commands, ensuring the asset was available for grid relief when needed. This resulted in deferred capital investments of nearly $10 million for PG&E at each project site and generated strong financial returns for White Pine, with as much as 50% of project revenue coming from market participation enabled by Tyba.

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