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The largest installation in the world is in South Australia and it can run the state for 15 minutes. It cost $100 million to build. Batteries energy density p
by buzzkillington 7y ago
The largest installation in the world is in South Australia and it can run the state for 15 minutes.
It cost $100 million to build.
Batteries energy density puts them so far past green washing that in the current day and age they are Potemkin villages.
- nicksantamaria 7y agoThe purpose of the battery isn’t to power the entire state for 15 minutes. It can respond to market demand within milliseconds, and after coming online was responsible for dropping the average wholesale price of electricity by 90%.
- buzzkillington 7y agoIn the fcas market, the total electricity price has increased by over 30% in the last three years.