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Tesla "big battery" in Australia is becoming a bigger nightmare for fossil fuel power generators [teslarati.com]

Tesla's "big battery" utility-scale Powerpack system at the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia has yielded more than doubled the savings to consumers in 2019 than the year prior as it dominates fossil fuel generators on quicker demand response for the grid.

Hornsdale Power Reserve saved consumers AUD116 million ($75.78 million) in 2019, a big jump from AUD40 million ($26.14 million) savings in 2018.

The Hornsdale Power Reserve, owned and operated by French renewable energy producer Neoen, is home to the largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system in the world with a 100 MW/129 MWh. Tesla Powerpack has been playing a significant role in grid stability since its installation in 2017, a function previously dominated by fossil fuel generators that bring energy prices high during system faults of planned maintenance.

"Hornsdale has just been the best asset for the state, and for us as well, it's a real success story," head of development at Neoen Australia Garth Heron said [reneweconomy.com.au] in an interview with RenewEconomy. We have shown that these kinds of systems can work. It saves consumers a lot of money, and it's something we should be rolling out right across the market."

Previously: Elon Musk: I Can Fix South Australia Power Network in 100 Days or It's Free [soylentnews.org]
Tesla to Build 129 Megawatt-Hours Battery Storage System in Australia [soylentnews.org]
Tesla Delivers on 100 MW Australian Battery Promise [soylentnews.org]

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