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		throwaway7645 on Dec 25, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla big battery outsmarts lumbering coal units Interesting...sounds bad for reliability. Do you know why that is allowed?

caf on Dec 26, 2017 [–]

The requirements were relaxed because the intention was to have an entirely market-driven mechanism for frequency control. The system reliability impacts were an unintended consequence.

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