Utility Replaces Fossil Fuel Plant with a large battery

What utility is replacing a fossil fuel plant with a large battery? Homer Electric Association, a member-owned electric utility cooperative in Alaska

What 5 things do we need to know about the large battery?

• Tesla product
• Stores 93 MWh of electrical power
• Can deliver electrical power to the grid at a rate of 46.5 MWs per hour
• The utility will meet its reliability requirements without having to burn additional fuel
• The utility will be more efficient & power outages will be reduced

Electrek | Tesla is going to deploy a big battery in Alaska to replace fossil-fuel plant