158 sets of Tesla energy storage devices, Megapack, recently arrived in Hawaii. The huge energy storage capacity will be officially launched this year, and the last coal-fired power plant on the island will be decommissioned.
The state of Hawaii aims to achieve a 100% green energy goal by 2045. It already has the highest per capita solar power generation, but to keep this free electricity, there must be enough energy storage equipment, and their solution is also very Simple: lots of batteries.
Recently, a total of 158 sets of Tesla-produced energy storage equipment Megapack arrived on Oahu, preparing to become the largest power storage base on the island. The scheme, called KES (Kapolei Energy Storage), will start operating in September 2022 and will provide a total of up to 565 megawatt-hours of storage, allowing the peak output of solar power to be fully preserved.
Each group of Tesla Megapack has 3MWh of power storage, 3MWh = 3000 kWh, which is equivalent to the battery pack capacity of 30 high-end electric vehicles. The huge electric capacity and intelligent network control can effectively balance the power grid and timely throughput power.
The biggest problem faced by the power system in a region is how to balance the power grid. This coal-fired power plant, which is about to be decommissioned, was originally designed to generate electricity when the power is low to fill the gap. Now this mission will be completed by a giant battery network.
