> An ant farting in a hurricane. Thats a touch disingenuous. It was never meant to power the whole of South Australia. It was specifically built to mitigate th

> An ant farting in a hurricane. Thats a touch disingenuous. It was never meant to power the whole of South Australia. It was specifically built to mitigate the peak power price gouging [0] that had been happening the for prior 10 years. The 6 minutes it can run for during each cycle saves millions of dollars a year. Specifically 40mil in the first year. The cost of the unit was 66 Mil [1], so thats an insane break even time for grid infrastructure. [0]: https://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-powerless-to-stop-s-a-price-gouging-14476/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-powerless-to-s... [1]: https://interestingengineering.com/tesla-battery-installed-in-south-australia-saved-the-region-40-million-in-its-first-year https://interestingengineering.com/tesla-battery-installed-i...