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		simondotau on July 31, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 300 Megawatt Tesla battery catches fire You don't have to replace the plant in the same location. Battery "peaker" plants can be remote, especially as there's limited need for on-site staff.

jdavis703 on July 31, 2021 [–]

I’m not a grid expert so I could be wrong, but don’t they place the peaker plants in urban areas to avoid “congestion” on long distance transmission lines during peak demand?

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