In the future, solar and wind developers may be required to pay for storage, either through a rate schedule or by investing in their own storage devices to balance services, said Janice Lin, co-founder and director of California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), a coalition working to expand the role of energy storage to promote the growth of renewable energy.

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The unit will be led by Lussier, and Carter George, executive director of Dell Storage Strategy, Taneja says.

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Though it previously was covered in mementos and posters, those had been removed and placed in storage, said Alice Greenwald, director of the museum.

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