--- title: "Sacramento Report: Lawmakers Want to Cut Red Tape to Ramp up Battery Storage" description: This article from Voice of San Diego explores legislative efforts to streamline permitting and development processes for battery energy storage in California. Featuring insights from Scott Murtishaw, Executive Director of the California Energy Storage Alliance, the piece highlights the importance of battery storage in achieving the state’s decarbonization and grid reliability goals. image: https://storagealliance.org/hubfs/pexels-jonathanschmer-3272589.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://storagealliance.org/news/sacramento-report-lawmakers-want-to-cut-red-tape-to-ramp-up-battery-storage#main-content) [Member Portal](https://members.storagealliance.org/) [![California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA)](https://storagealliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CESA_logo_v1.png?width=350&height=110&name=CESA_logo_v1.png)](https://storagealliance.org) - [Home](https://storagealliance.org/) - [About](https://storagealliance.org/about) Show submenu for About - [Our Mission](https://storagealliance.org/about) - [Board of Directors](https://storagealliance.org/board-of-directors) - [Association Bylaws](https://storagealliance.org/hubfs/FINAL_Bylaws%20-%2010.2024%20.pdf) - 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The Desert Peak battery storage project in Palm Springs, by NextEra Energy Resources, was the first stop.  It’s silhouetted against the San Bernardino Mountains, surrounded by a field of wind turbines and next to a Southern California Edison substation that draws power from the Palo Verde nuclear generating station in Arizona and renewable energy projects in the desert. Rows of sheds house hundreds of lithium-ion batteries that store power and then feed it into the grid.   Continue reading on [www.voiceofsandiego.org](https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/11/22/sacramento-report-lawmakers-want-to-cut-red-tape-to-ramp-up-battery-storage/). ## Related posts [![](https://storagealliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Clean-Energy-Milestone_Nov-2025-scaled.jpg?height=200&name=Clean-Energy-Milestone_Nov-2025-scaled.jpg)](https://storagealliance.org/news/governor-newsom-highlights-californias-record-growth-in-battery-storage) [News](https://storagealliance.org/news/tag/news) ## [Governor Newsom Highlights California’s Record Growth in Battery Storage](https://storagealliance.org/news/governor-newsom-highlights-californias-record-growth-in-battery-storage) [CESA](https://storagealliance.org/news/author/cesa) Nov 13, 2025, 3:20:43 PM Governor Gavin Newsom announced at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) that California has... 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