It's been five years since the construction of Elon Musk's giant battery in rural SA. But for then-premier Jay Weatherill, the tweets that triggered the Tesla project were a double-edged sword.
During 2017, when Mr Musk enjoyed near-rockstar status among renewables supporters, there were obvious political upsides to Tesla's proposal.it was a Zen Energy push that had put batteries on SA's agendaDespite the momentum behind the Tesla pitch, the SA government had committed to a procurement process to assess individual submissions on their merits.
"He then helpfully tweeted out, 'Had a great conversation with the premier of South Australia'. That took the immediate pressure off me.
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