Tesla's Virtual Power Plant rescues grid after coal peaker fails, and it's only 2% finished

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Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant project in South Australia is only around ~2% complete, but it is already proving to be a difference-maker, rescuing Queensland’s grid during an unexpected power outage. The response time and efficiency of the Virtual Power Plant mirror that of Tesla’s other large-scale energy project in the region, the highly-acclaimed Hornsdale Power Reserve.

Back in October, Queensland’s Kogan Creek coal power station, one of the largest in the region, tripped and caused the power system to drop well below the normal level of system frequency. Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant promptly stepped in, detecting the frequency drop and injecting power into the grid from Powerwall batteries loaded with energy from solar panels installed in SA Housing Trust properties across the state.
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The Energy Minister’s statement is notable, considering that there are only about 900 homes forming the Virtual Power Plant as of date. Tesla’s target for the full VPP is a whopping 50,000 solar-powered, Powerwall-equipped homes. If less than 2% of the planned Virtual Power Plant can already rescue Queensland’s grid when a large coal plant fails, one can only imagine how much stability a fully-completed VPP could accomplish. - Teslarati

Bring back coal, MAGAts.

America is being left behind.

[Raster]

1. Dear TESLA,

Please come to Arizona. Let's cover every freaking roof with solar cells. Let's remake the Southwest's power grid, without coal, without natural gas, without nuclear.

Dear Google,
TESLA is coming to Arizona to remake the power grid. I'd like to invite you to help remake the broadband information structure, building ultra-fast fiber optic to every corner of the state.

[liberalla]

3. YES!!! Come to AZ!

Both Tesla and Google ultra fast fiber optic broadband!

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and wow!


That's mighty frickin impressive about Tesla rescuing the grid in Australia, with only 2% completion on their new VPP!

[Beartracks]

4. And without having to take up so much land with wind farms and solar farms. n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

2. id love to do this in this country, but , the thing in the white house wont allow it.