Elon Musk Is About to Meet His Giant Battery Deadline
- Storage solution to help South Australia withstand peak loads
- World’s biggest battery to be online by Dec. 1, AEMO says
Tesla Powerpacks at the Hornsdale wind farm near Jamestown, Australia, on Sept. 29, 2017.
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Elon Musk’s giant battery will go live in the South Australian outback by Dec. 1, making good on the billionaire’s pledge to help avoid crippling power shortages during the state’s summer season, regulators said.
The connection for the 100-megawatt storage facility near a wind farm north of Adelaide is on schedule and will go online by Friday, according to a report by the Australian Energy Market Operator released Tuesday. Tesla Inc. power packs were fully installed on the site last week and the facility started charging for the first time Saturday.