More news on Tesla batteries for grid storage

[inetdog]

No endorsement or advocacy on my part, just a link to news about a utility scale storage installation of Tesla battery packs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/business/energy-environment/battery-storage-tesla-california.html?_r=0

[jflorey2]

No endorsement or advocacy on my part, just a link to news about a utility scale storage installation of Tesla battery packs.

Apparently 80MWhr, 20MW.

[inetdog]

Apparently 80MWhr, 20MW.

Doesn't sound like much for peak shaving, but good for a four hour long time swapping window.
(peak discharge is limited to the four hour rate)

[jflorey2]

Doesn't sound like much for peak shaving, but good for a four hour long time swapping window.
(peak discharge is limited to the four hour rate)

Agreed. You'd need seven such installations to equal a single peaker like the Palm Springs Indigo plant. (If they publish costs we can see how they compare, but I have a feeling that the peaker will be cheaper overall.)