Electric Consumers To Be Forced To Buy Tesla Utility Scale Batteries

[elektra]

Hopefully Trump does his duty and protects the American people from more tyranny from the left.

The latest which has been in the works for a few years now, is the leftists have devised a plan to force electric consumers through new regulations to purchase Tesla's Utility Scale Batteries.

"If only the Government would dictate that consumers pay for Tesla batteries through regulated rates all will be fine, we promise, even though we have zero experience doing this!"

http://www.brattle.com/system/news/..._Distributed_Electricity_Storage_in_Texas.pdf

As discussed, electricity storage offers benefits that span the restructured wholesale market and regulated T&D systems. However, neither merchant investors nor regulated wires companies can independently capture sufficient benefits to justify investing in storage to maximize ERCOT-wide benefits under the current policy framework in Texas. We therefore propose that Texas policy makers consider establishing a regulatory framework that will allow the state to capture the full value of deploying grid-integrated electricity storage. We propose a policy model thatallows the TDSPs to make the investment in electricity storage and recover the associated investment costs through regulated rates

 

[elektra]

This report is followed by a news report, stating that "cheap" Tesla Batteries can prevent new power plants from being built.

Why Tesla Batteries Are Cheap Enough To Prevent New Power Plants
Why Tesla Batteries Are Cheap Enough To Prevent New Power Plants

Last year, analysts hired by Oncor Electric Delivery Company were toiling away on a study of the costs and benefits of installing enormous batteries on Oncor's grid in Texas

 

[elektra]

Who are the analysts? Activists for Renewables! People with zero experience in the electrical power industry.

Judy Chang - The Brattle Group
Her recent experiences involve economic and policy analyses associated with widening regional electricity markets, evaluating the potential impact of integrating renewable energy onto power systems,

Judy Chang
Judy Chang is an economist with a public policy background. She has expertise in the analysis of electricity power markets and advises clients on the financial and regulatory issues relating to renewable energy investment and procurement decisions.

 

[hadit]

Like many things, the idea is great. Store excess electricity during times of surplus, then release it during times of peak demand. The devil's in the details, however. How reliable are the batteries? Will they explode when under industrial sized loads for long periods of time?

You know, real world concerns. Sounds like something the market will adapt when it's ready to do so.

 

[elektra]

Like many things, the idea is great. Store excess electricity during times of surplus, then release it during times of peak demand. The devil's in the details, however. How reliable are the batteries? Will they explode when under industrial sized loads for long periods of time?

You know, real world concerns. Sounds like something the market will adapt when it's ready to do so.

Yet, the proposal is to not let the market adopt, but to force consumers to buy something we do not need.It is another stop-gap-unproven idea that will hopefully get Solar and Wind to work when they have failed. Instead of going back to what worked for 85 years or more, they think all they have to do is throw our money at the problem they created, and by making something bigger, and more of them, they can solve a problem.

Tesla gets rich off our backs, never once making a product that the free market needs nor wants, or will buy without being forced.

Sorry to use your post as a springboard, but it did inspire my thoughts.