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FIRST there was ride-sharing and room-sharing. Now Tesla is bringing us energy-sharing, with the announcement that it is building the world’s largest “virtual” power plant in Australia.
Last month, the government of South Australia revealed that it had hired Elon Musk’s firm to fit 50,000 homes with solar panels and lithium ion batteries. The aim is to shake up the traditional model of having all houses connect to a central power station.Instead, houses that can generate power themselves will be wired up separately.
The government says that…
