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| Texas Utility Ready to Put Batteries On Line |
| 2014-11-09 |
| Oncor, which runs Texas' largest power line network, is willing to bet battery technology is ready for wide-scale deployment across the grid. In a move that stands to radically shift the dynamics of the industry, Oncor is set to announce Monday that it is prepared to invest more than $2 billion to store electricity in thousands of batteries across North and West Texas beginning in 2018. The Dallas-based transmission company is proposing the installation of 5,000 megawatts of batteries not just in its service area but across Texas' entire grid. That is the equivalent of four nuclear power plants on a grid with a capacity of about 81,000 megawatts. Ranging from refrigerator- to dumpster-size, the batteries would be installed behind shopping centers and in neighborhoods. NIMBY's gathering now. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #7 I wonder how resistant those batteries are to lightning strikes. |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-11-09 23:21 |
| #6 Read the headlines; thought is was gonna be about up-armoring the border..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2014-11-09 19:42 |
| #5 the panels are on the roof - what needs to happen is to orient them to the PM sun so they add to the grid at higher need, rather than AM hours when it's cooler, less AC need |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-11-09 18:09 |
| #4 Commercial roofs aren't built to hold large weights. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2014-11-09 17:08 |
| #3 I wonder how resistant those batteries are to high caliber lead slugs? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-11-09 16:07 |
| #2 They be pretty heavy, bro. batteries would be installed behind shopping centers Lots of room for charging panels on the roof. The upside is a more favorable view for wind and solar alternatives, down to residential sources. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-11-09 15:25 |
| #1 How to they plan to keep from losing them to the scrap metal 'salvagers?' |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-11-09 15:17 |