BLUF

The challenge of meeting demand with instant supply has been a characteristic of the electricity system for more than 100 years.

Summary

KEY POINTS:
  1. Unlike other commodities, there has traditionally been little ability to store electricity.
  2. A West Australian power provider is changing the historic limitation of energy supply.
  3. Earlier this year, Synergy switched on a large-scale battery at a site south of Perth.

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