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Battery

Hornsdale battery lands new contract, as wind farms fan jump in Neoen revenue
Hornsdale big battery lands new contract for fast frequency response, as wind gains boost quarterly revenue and a solar farm takes a break in negative prices.
Sophie Vorrath

May 8, 2023

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Battery

Neoen unable to repeat Hornsdale battery bonanza in first quarter revenue
The “exceptional” January 2020 performance of Australia’s original Tesla big battery continues to set an unattainable benchmark for French renewables giant Neoen.
Sophie Vorrath

May 12, 2021

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CleanTech Bites

Tesla big battery adds new capacity and services on march to 100pct renewables grid
Tesla big battery in South Australia to get 50% bigger, and to provide critical “inertia” that will hasten the transition to a grid free of fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 19, 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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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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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

Canavan compares Tesla Big Battery to Kim Kardashian
Matt Canavan uses global “energy future” stage to poke fun at the Tesla Big Battery, embarrassingly for Australia. In other news, Coalition MPs also hate EVs.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 14, 2018

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Storage

Musk says storage orders surge on success of Tesla big battery
Elon Musk says the Tesla big battery in South Australia has exceeded performance targets “significantly,” a success that has put a rocket under sales of the company’s commercial-scale Powerpacks.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Feb 8, 2018

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