Many people may only know Tesla for electric cars, but the company is also heavily invested into energy storage. Advancing their position in the industry, Tesla will be supplying Megapacks to Plus Power for the Kapolei Energy Storage (KES) project in Hawaii.
The state of Hawaii has a goal to reach 100 percent green energy by 2045. The state is already leading regarding the amount of solar energy production per capita in the US. The new energy storage project will help balance when solar energy production is impossible, like when the sun is down.
Tesla has already deployed some batteries for Hawaii. For example, it collaborates with Hawaiian Electric for a virtual power plant using Powerwalls.
The new energy project will be one of the biggest battery energy storage solutions globally, with a capacity of 185 megawatts (565 MWh). Plus Power will be working with Hawaiian Electric…
Tesla Megapacks to be used in Hawaii’s 185 MW energy storage project
