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Texas Utility Ready to Put Batteries On Line
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 2014-11-09 |
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