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It doesn't have to be cost competitive because it offers additional function. Mechanical storage (and generation) provide frequency regulation as well.
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
It doesn't have to be cost competitive because it offers additional function. Mechanical storage (and generation) provide frequency regulation as well.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoBatteries do frequency regulation, and respond within ~200ms of an anomaly, faster than any mechanical inertia or spinning generation can. If they’re at cost parity or cheaper than the flywheel, why flywheel? https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2024/01/12/Tesla%20BESS%20Grid%20Forming%20and%20Augmentation_ERCOT.pdf https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2024/01/12/Tesla%20BESS%20G...