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Tesla batteries help balance grid in UK first, as EV push fuels fears of supply cuts
Publication date: 21 September 2020
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An array of Tesla batteries in south-west England helped balance the UK electricity grid for the first time last week, after taking advantage of new regulations and a dedicated e-platform designed to help smaller distributed energy technologies compete in the country’s grid balancing market. The development points to the potential for heightened competition for diesel- and gas-fired generators in providing balancing services, and comes amid a media storm over ...