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by toomuchtodo 2855 days ago
PG&E is replacing peakers with batteries: https://electrek.co/2018/06/29/tesla-pge-giant-1-gwh-powerpa... (Tesla and PG&E are working on a massive ‘up to 1.1 GWh’ Powerpack battery system)

Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis backing up the financial viability: https://www.lazard.com/media/450338/lazard-levelized-cost-of...

Citation of how much quicker utility battery storage can react to frequency response needs: https://electrek.co/2018/04/09/tesla-giant-battery-system-pr... (Tesla’s giant battery system gets praised by energy market operator: ‘rapid, accurate, and valuable’)