Tesla’s South Australian Battery Sued After Failing to Ensure Energy Stability

Tesla’s South Australian Battery Sued After Failing to Ensure Energy Stability
Hornsdale Power Reserve, also known as the Tesla big battery, in Adelaide, Australia in this undated file photo. AAP Image/Hornsdale Power Reserve
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South Australia’s big Tesla grid battery is being taken to court by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) after failing to provide grid stability measures despite being obligated to do so.

Known officially as the Hornsdale Power Reserve, the 150 Megawatt (MW), 77 minute grid battery was built by Tesla, and is now owned and operated by Neoen—a company headquartered in France. It was the largest in the world at the time of construction.

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Daniel Khmelev is an Australian reporter based in Perth covering energy, tech, and politics.
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