“We have recently received multiple requests to build significantly larger battery projects,” the company said.
Tesla also trumpeted the cost savings from the storage battery in SA. “The Hornsdale project has generated substantial savings and is likely to pay for itself within a few years.
This has generated interest from governments and municipalities to invest in large battery storage projects rather than in conventional peak energy generation,” the company said.
Tesla said Powerpack units were now in use in more than 100 micro-grid projects across 32 countries. British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta and his GFG Alliance are planning to build an even bigger storage battery in northern South Australia.
The household storage battery market in Australia was a growth market for the company.
“We see growth opportunities for Powerwall not only in North America, but also in Australia and Europe where electricity rates are high and solar panels combined with Powerwall units will help reduce electricity bills,” the company said.
The South Australian Government, which is now Liberal after an election in March 2018 in which Premier Steven Marshall ousted Mr Weatherill, has embarked on a project where inter-connected household storage batteries will form a back-up virtual power plant producing 250MW of power, as one of the components of the broader energy grid in the state.
“South Australia has recently initiated a Virtual Power Plant program where the plan is to install 50,000 interconnected Powerwall units that will provide increased grid reliability and lower cost for all customers”.
Tesla said the profitability of its energy products had been on the improve, in part because of the increased efficiency of Powerwall installations.
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