Fossil luddites like @mattjcan & @AngusTaylorMP still don't get the magnitude of the technology disruption impacting global energy markets. The US just announced a 1,500MW/6,000MWh battery storage project, a tenfold scale-up vs the Hornsdale Power Reserve. https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2020/08/14/plan-to-deploy-1500-mw-6000-mwh-storage-project-gets-approval-in-the-us/
Plan to deploy 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh storage project gets approval in the US

A permit to expand Vistra’s natural gas-fired Moss Landing generation station to 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh has been approved, setting the stage for the world to see gigawatt-scale battery energy storage for...

https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2020/08/14/plan-to-deploy-1500-mw-6000-mwh-storage-project-gets-approval-in-the-us/
Meanwhile @aglenergy is getting on with the transition here in 🇦🇺✅, ignoring climate science deniers like @ScottMorrisonMP with his Fossil Gas Covid Committee subsidies proposal, vainly trying to hold back the future.
https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2020/08/14/agl-unveils-multi-site-gigawatt-scale-battery-plan/ by Marija Maisch @pvmagazine
AGL unveils multi-site gigawatt-scale battery storage plan

In addition to 330 MW of batteries already announced, Australia's biggest power producer has unveiled a plan for another 850 MW of grid-scale storage, the bulk of which will be installed alongside...

https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2020/08/14/agl-unveils-multi-site-gigawatt-scale-battery-plan/
NSW is getting ready thanks to @Matt_KeanMP taking action to prepare our state for this inevitable technology transition.
@GladysB we also need a Hunter Valley transition plan for those exposed to coal's terminal decline.
https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/nsw-to-build-170mw-mega-battery-20200814-p55lw9 by Tony Davis @financialreview
NSW to build 170MW mega battery

NSW has awarded the first contracts to build massive batteries for its power grid as it moves to roll out at least 15 such projects across the state. 

https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/nsw-to-build-170mw-mega-battery-20200814-p55lw9
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