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Redflow’s Hackett: Why batteries will not cause mass defection from grid
While cutting the power cord sounds good in theory, in practice consumers gain many more advantages from staying connected to the grid.
Simon Hackett

Feb 15, 2016

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What’s the value of a Tesla Powerwall? $50/month, bets Green Mountain Power
A Vermont utility is using Tesla’s Powerwall to trade customer bill credits for access to the grid benefits of behind-the-meter battery storage.
Jeff St John

Dec 10, 2015

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Fast-acting flexibility at a premium for a green-powered Western Grid
A new report finds 15-minute resources like energy storage and demand response are crucial for balancing wind and solar.
Jeff St John

Oct 30, 2015

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Battery storage and the challenge for networks and regulators
Should networks be allowed to own behind-the-meter battery storage in households? There are arguments for and against.
Bruce Mountain

Oct 29, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

Value of battery-backed solar in California: 25¢/kWh
Storage advocates use net-metering models to calculate a potential tariff for solar-plus-storage.
Jeff St John

Sep 9, 2015

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8 potential battery storage technology breakthroughs
Lab innovations in battery storage technologies have come to light almost weekly in the last quarter.
Jason Deign

Aug 20, 2015

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The infrastructure Australia needs to make electric cars viable
Tesla is looking to upgrade its EV batteries, so they travel twice the distance they currently do. So what will be the implications for Australia?
Craig Froome

Jun 22, 2015

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Elon Musk

Musk: ‘I’m not a fan of disruption; just a fan of things being better’
Elon Musk wants the people to know that he’s not quite the rebel some have made him out to be.
Julia Pyper

Jun 11, 2015

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The battery revolution is exciting, but remember they pollute too
Batteries can cut carbon emissions, but mining the metals and other resources needed to make them can be a dirty business.
Caleb Goods and Carla Lipsig-Mumme

Jun 3, 2015

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SolarCity’s plan for Tesla batteries: share grid revenues with homeowners
CTO Peter Rive on how a $5,000 battery, co-financed with solar, can break open markets and serve grid-edge needs.
Jeff St John

May 5, 2015

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