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South Australia’s second big battery goes live, charges up
The 30 MW/8MWh big battery installed at the Dalrymple substation on SA’s Yorke Peninsula is live, connected to the national grid, and charging up, says ARENA.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 16, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

How the Tesla big battery became the “heartbeat” of Australia’s main grid
New report provides more insight into performance of Tesla big battery, its ability to keep the lights on in South Australia, and become the “heartbeat” of the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 5, 2018

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Storage

EV car parks could provide more storage than Tesla big battery
Macquarie Uni researcher claims car parks in an EV future have the potential to become power plants bigger than South Australia’s Tesla big battery.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 4, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

The “other” big battery that has quietly changed thinking about the grid
Another big battery has been changing the way people think about the grid, proving that thermal generators are not required to provide inertia, and eliminating blackouts. Now, everyone wants one.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2018

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AEMC sees no market gaming, but says batteries will lower prices
Energy rule-maker says market gaming “not an issue”, but says Tesla and other batteries will be able to use re-bidding practice to lower prices, rather than inflate them, and are already doing so.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 12, 2018

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Storage

Tesla big battery: It earned a lot more money in second quarter
An in-depth analysis of the Tesla big battery earnings in the first six months of 2018. It likely earned more money than people thought.
Steven Parker & Bruce Mountain

Aug 3, 2018

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Markets

Tesla big battery powerless to stop S.A. price gouging
Tesla says unprecedented chaos in South Australia’s electricity market on Monday highlights need for quick shift to 5-minute settlement. Coalition predictably blames renewables, while ACCC waves its hands and says price gouging is perfectly legal.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 13, 2018

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Featured

Why so many people are so desperate for Tesla and Musk to fail
Attacks against Elon Musk and Tesla becoming more intense, and nasty – from short-sellers, ideologues, climate deniers, and incumbent industries. They all have a lot to lose.
Giles Parkinson

May 31, 2018

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Storage

Inside the Tesla big battery: How it made money and cut prices
AEMO reports detail how Tesla big battery helped keep the lights on last summer, smashed prices in specialised markets, and made money for itself from price arbitrage.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

May 23, 2018

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Storage

Tesla unveils 18.2MW big battery in Belgium
Tesla has unveiled its latest grid-scale battery – a 140 Powerpack 18.2MW system in Belgium the company says was installed in five weeks.
Sophie Vorrath

May 16, 2018

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Musk plays the vision thing, vents at myopic analysts, media
The market’s obsessions with financial details, rather than the big picture, is driving Musk to distraction. And that should be a cause for concern.
Giles Parkinson

May 3, 2018

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Storage

Tesla big battery is changing the way people think about the grid
Tesla big battery is causing a rethink about the way the grid is managed. It will already become a front-line defence in a new mechanism designed to prevent black-outs and load-shedding in the event of a major fault.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 9, 2018

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