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Tesla car batteries are being used in a study on how EVs could help power the grid

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In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia stated that it would be recruiting Tesla owners across the globe to analyze if the all-electric vehicles’ spare battery capacity could be utilized to support the energy grid — and perhaps even power homes in the near future.

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Tesla builds world's largest lithium-ion battery, for utility use, in Australia

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a bet that he'd build the world's largest lithium-ion battery in Australia in 100 days. If his company failed, Musk would personally pay for the project, but the battery is now ready for its first test ahead of full operation—and on schedule.

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Tesla Megapacks support 31 MWh substation expansion in Watertown, NY

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Tesla Megapacks are being tasked with supporting a 31-megawatt-hour expansion of the Coffeen substation in Watertown, New York, in conjunction with Nexamp and National Grid, who are battling increased energy demand at the substation. The project’s components will give National Grid the ability to utilize up to 5.7

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Tesla Energy to be part of ‘change in U.S. generation portfolio’: DOE

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According to the EIA’s report, initially reported by Reuters , the United States currently has 7.8GW of battery energy storage, which will be expanded to just over 30GW by 2025. Furthermore, battery energy storage only became a significant energy provider in 2020 following the introduction of the Tesla Megapack.

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