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Tesla Delivers on 100 MW Australian Battery Promise

posted by Fnord666 on Monday December 04 2017, @08:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the report-filled-with-positives-and-negatives dept.

takyon writes:

Tesla has switched on "the world's largest battery" in South Australia:

The world's largest lithium ion battery has begun dispensing power into an electricity grid in South Australia. The 100-megawatt battery, built by Tesla, was officially activated on Friday. It had in fact provided some power since Thursday due to demand caused by local hot weather.

South Australia has been crippled by electricity problems in recent times. Tesla boss Elon Musk famously vowed to build the battery within 100 days - a promise that was fulfilled. "This is history in the making," South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said on Friday. The battery would prevent a repeat of a notorious incident last year where the entire state lost power, Mr Weatherill said.

Mr Musk has described it as three times more powerful than the world's next biggest battery.

The capacity is 129 MWh, and the battery can deliver 100 MW of power.

The record will not stand long. Hyundai is building a 50% more powerful battery system in Ulsan, South Korea.

Also at CNN, The Guardian, and RenewEconomy.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by LoRdTAW on Monday December 04 2017, @02:45PM (1 child)

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Monday December 04 2017, @02:45PM (#605052) Journal

    Good luck demanding anything from government granted monopolies. Last I checked I have access to only one gas, water and electric utility. How do I demand better service from a monopoly I have no way to walk away from?

    And before you say to go solar and cut the cord, in many jurisdictions you MUST have certain utilities hooked to your home in order for your home to be an acceptable dwelling. Otherwise they can condemn your home and force you out at gunpoint and even confiscate your land if you not comply.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Monday December 04 2017, @02:54PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday December 04 2017, @02:54PM (#605062) Journal

    The reason why government granted monopoly utilities in the US have worked relatively well is because of a magical wonderful word called: regulation.

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