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A Tesla Megapack 2 can provide about 2MW of power, so you need 50 of them to replace the gas peaker. And since they have a 3.8MWh capacity, they only go for abo
by alfiopuglisi 2y ago
A Tesla Megapack 2 can provide about 2MW of power, so you need 50 of them to replace the gas peaker. And since they have a 3.8MWh capacity, they only go for about two hours before being depleted, so if you want to cover the whole night when solar is not producing, you need 6x more, or 300 in total.
- llsf 2y agoWe are talking about 16,000 residential town in Arizona, with no heavy industry, I doubt they would need full capacity for 12hrs straight at night. But in any case, it seems appropriate to compare to the cost and maintenance of 98MWh gas peaker.