For California distributed solar and storage does seem to be the plan. But like putting solar on the North side of hills, wind turbines should be where the wind is.Maybe already answers but here’s my take: Tesla batteries and solar ties back to a common cloud application service. As the batteries expand, they will be able to work together to improve the grid. Add home Tesla packs, like S Australia, where thousands of home systems kept the grid up when a coal plant went down. Tie those home systems to a utility scale gigawatt battery and you have layers of stabilizing systems working together. It will lower prices for electricity and create a far more stable grid. The situation is California with PG&E would be solved by distributed batteries, allowing power lines to shut down during high winds, or replaced by distributing wind solar and batteries closer to consumers.
"replace north with south if you are well below the equator"