http://www.seattletimes.com/business/tesla-project-harnesses-batteries-to-bolster-power-grid/
Peri
An installation of Tesla battery packs at Southern California Edison’s
Mira Loma substation is capable of powering roughly 15,000 homes over
four hours.
...
The installation, capable of powering roughly 15,000 homes over four
hours, is part of an emergency response to projected energy shortages
stemming from a huge leak at a natural-gas storage facility [Aliso
Canyon].
...
It is also an indication of how rapidly Tesla is moving to transform
itself from a luxury electric carmaker into a multifaceted clean-energy
company.
...
“Essentially, we can go and pour a slab and install the basic wiring,
but each one of our Powerpacks is quite self-contained,” said JB
Straubel, Tesla’s chief technical officer. All of the batteries, cooling
and safety systems, and other equipment are inside the casings, ready to
load onto delivery trucks. “Our vehicle work lays a lot of the
architectural foundation for this,” Straubel said. “It’s not as if we’re
starting from scratch.”
...
California is on track to have an overabundance of energy during the day
when its many solar panels are producing energy, but that supply drops
sharply as the sun sets, precisely when residents head home to use
appliances and, increasingly, charge their cars.
...
“California is looking to the future where this would start a cycle
where storage becomes cheaper all the time,” he said. “In the long run,
they would have less need — and maybe no need — for new natural-gas
generation.”
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