The world's largest lithium-ion battery is now capable of delivering 150 megawatts and could save South Australia from a statewide blackout, according to the state's energy minister.
A 50 per cent expansion of the world's largest lithium-ion battery in South Australia is now fully operational, increasing its potential output by 50 megawatts.An independent review found the battery has saved SA consumers more than $150 million since 2017After weeks of testing, the Tesla battery at Hornsdale, near Jamestown in the state's mid-north, is now capable of delivering 150 megawatts, or 189 megawatt hours.
"We will be providing a number of grid-stabilising services, to keep the voltage and frequency very stable," he said. An independent review by consultancy firm Aurecon found the Tesla battery has saved SA consumers more than $150 million since it was built in 2017.SA's increasingly 'unmanageable' renewables sector
The problem arises when surplus power generated by rooftop solar panels is fed back into the grid at a rate it cannot handle. "The solar can still operate, deliver electricity to the house, and fill a battery in a house, but surplus will be curtailed."Despite giving SAPN additional powers, South Australia's Energy Minister rejected changing feed-in tariffs.who feed-in surplus power to the grid during the middle of the day.
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