Tesla''s Energy Revolution: A 430MW Megapack
The total investment in this project is estimated at $767 million, paralleling Puerto Rico''s largest power plant in capacity. Tesla''s
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority owns Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The BESS project will be interconnected to an 115kV switchyard owned by PREPA. The 20.0 MW/20.0 MWh BESS system should have the flexibility and modularity to expand to a 40 MW/160 MWh BESS Facility.
Tesla Megapacks are set to back a new energy storage facility in Puerto Rico, after officials from the territory's government and from the company met last week to sign a contract for the deal.
The capacity level for the 430MW project is also considered to be the equivalent of the largest power plant currently operating in Puerto Rico, according to the release. “The signing of this agreement with Tesla represents a momentous change in Puerto Rico's energy transformation.
Using the Powerwall batteries, Tesla has also launched its Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in Puerto Rico alongside these programs in a handful of U.S. states.
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