A revolution in south Australia is wresting power from utility-owned grids and putting it inside batteries installed inside the homes of electricity consumers.
Billed as the world’s biggest “virtual power plant”, AGLEnergy is installing 1 000 batteries in and around Adelaide at a cost of about A$20-million ($15-million), according to a statement. The 5 MW array, which combines lithium-ionstorage, Internet routing gear and software to detect energyconsumption patterns, shows how utilities are remaking the way power is generated and transmitted.
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Billed as the world’s biggest “virtual power plant”, AGLEnergy is installing 1 000 batteries in and around Adelaide at a cost of about A$20-million ($15-million), according to a statement. The 5 MW array, which combines lithium-ionstorage, Internet routing gear and software to detect energyconsumption patterns, shows how utilities are remaking the way power is generated and transmitted.
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