More Renewable Energy Helps Fight Climate Change

SCE named No. 1 energy storage utility and No. 2 solar utility in the
U.S.

ROSEMEAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ninety-five degrees. ThatÔÇÖs the temperature that registered on
thermometers across Rosemead on April 9. According to the National
Weather Service, cities across Southern California EdisonÔÇÖs service
territory experienced similar record-breaking heat.

Temperatures across the globe are rising due to climate change and GHG
emissions. According to the Environmental
Protection Agency, ÔÇ£Greenhouse gases from human activities are the
most significant driver of observed climate change since the mid-20th century.ÔÇØ
Climate change and its impacts is one of the reasons SCE has been making
the move toward more renewable energy sources, such as solar and battery
storage.

The Smart Electric Power Alliance announced today that SCE was No. 1 in
battery storage and No. 2 in delivering solar energy to its customers.
The allianceÔÇÖs 11th annual survey, which includes more than 400
utilities, determined the top-10 rankings.

Last year, SCE connected 56 megawatts of battery storage to the grid.
This includes residential, commercial and utility-supply energy storage.
SCE also connected 547 megawatts of solar energy to the grid through new
and expanded residential and commercial solar installations as well as
through utility-supply sources. SCE has placed among the top-10
utilities for solar every year since the alliance began publishing its
solar rankings in 2007.

ÔÇ£Our customers increasingly want a more renewable energy supply, one
that meets CaliforniaÔÇÖs climate change goals and contributes to cleaner,
healthier air,ÔÇØ said SCE President Ron Nichols. ÔÇ£SCE is pleased to
assist customers to invest in their own renewable energy resources as
well as our continued efforts to increase the level of renewable energy
and battery storage at a utility scale.ÔÇØ

Last October, SCE shared its
vision to deliver more clean energy to its customers, meet
CaliforniaÔÇÖs GHG reduction goals and reduce air pollution. The vision
calls for adding 30 gigawatts of additional renewable capacity,
including wind, solar, geothermal and hydro, to CaliforniaÔÇÖs electric
grid by 2030.

The addition of large-scale renewables, along with more than 3,600 of
SCEÔÇÖs customers adding rooftop solar every month, makes energy storage
increasingly important. It stores solar and wind energy for when we need
it, like when the sun isnÔÇÖt shining and wind isnÔÇÖt blowing. Battery
storage is a key part of SCEÔÇÖs strategy to clean the power system. So is
supporting a sustainable solar industry and customers who choose to go
solar.

ItÔÇÖs likely that the unseasonably warm April is a preview of whatÔÇÖs to
come for Southern California later this spring and summer according to
the National
WeatherÔÇÖs ServiceÔÇÖs prediction center. Every year, the impacts of
climate change make it more important to integrate clean energy sources
into the grid. Clean energy can help mitigate climate change through GHG
reductions and improved air quality.

The entire top-10 listings are available online at sepatop10.org.

SCE Energy Storage Facts at a Glance:

• SCEÔÇÖs Mira Loma battery storage facility can store up to 80
  megawatt-hours, enough energy to power 15,000 homes for four hours.
• Last year, SCE had nearly 400 megawatts of energy storage under
  contract, which is almost double the amount installed in the entire
  nation in 2015.
• Last year, SCE connected 56 megawatts of battery storage to the grid,
  equivalent to removing 15,476 cars from the road for a year or 3,601
  garbage trucks worth of waste being recycled instead of going into a
  landfill.

SCE Solar Facts at a Glance:

• In July 1998, SCE connected its first residential solar customer to
  the electric grid.
• Every year since 2007, SCE has ranked in the top 10 utilities in
  delivering solar to its customers.
• SCE connects an average of 3,600 solar customers to the electric grid
  monthly, equal to a solar customer coming online every 12 minutes.
• SCE has connected more than 252,000 residential and commercial
  customers to the grid.
• Last year, SCE connected 547 megawatts of solar energy to the grid,
  equivalent to removing 231,839 cars from the road for a year or 16,205
  garbage trucks worth of waste being recycled instead of going into a
  landfill.
• Information on SCEÔÇÖs solar programs can be found at SCE.com/gosolar

Contacts

Southern California Edison
Julia Roether, 310-383-3869
[email protected]