Tesla Megapack project breaks ground, Arizona’s largest project yet

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> The Sierra Estrella energy storage facility, constructed by utility company Salt River Project (SRP) and energy system constructor Plus Power LLC, will be the largest of its kind in Arizona. The massive network of Tesla Megapacks will have a capacity of 1,000MWh, enough energy to power 56,000 homes for four hours. According to previous information released by SRP, the project was set to cost $400 million, but this does not account for the recent Tesla Megapack price cut.

It's surprising that AZ gets only 9% of its energy needs from Solar. Will installing batteries for storage bump this up to a significant percentage? If so, how much?

This might be changing soon as there is a new party in charge.

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/arizona-future-renewable-e...

> SRP notes that it is currently constructing more solar projects, which will feed the Megapack system as they come online in the coming years.

> According to SRP, with the new Tesla energy storage project coming online in 2024 and three other energy storage systems coming online later this year, as much as 10% of its power supply will come from energy storage.

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