Virtual power plant gets backing

SIMPLY Energy will build a $23 million second virtual power plant in Adelaide that will deliver Tesla Powerwall 2 home batteries to up to 1200 households.

The virtual power plant, partially funded by the Federal Government, will be up and running by the end of 2019, and create 6 megawatts (MW) of residential storage, and a further 2MW of demand response capacity across 10 commercial businesses.

The project follows AGL’S $5 million virtual power plant in Adelaide across 1000 homes and businesses.