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When I learnt about how the Texas grid was a disconnected electrical island I thought maybe there is now a market to charge transport-trailer sized batteries ou
by tekstar 4y ago
When I learnt about how the Texas grid was a disconnected electrical island I thought maybe there is now a market to charge transport-trailer sized batteries out of state, drive them into Texas and drain them into the grid.
- wmf 4y agoOr just leave the batteries permanently installed in Texas, charge them overnight, and discharge them during the day. https://electrek.co/2022/01/06/tesla-unveils-giant-megapack-battery-project-texas/ https://electrek.co/2022/01/06/tesla-unveils-giant-megapack-... The price of electricity was near zero from 2-4 AM last night.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoTexas grid is big enough to do fine on it's own. The problem is that power providers (and gas companies) are given the upper hand and never had to winterize more than a token amount, hence the house of cards came down last February and around 500 people died as a result. The Texas lege passed an "oops" bill that put on a couple bandaids, but the same thing is bound to happen again with the next big Freeze comes along.