American electric car maker "Tesla" has announced that it will build a large power storage station in Hokkaido.
The company plans to collaborate with so-called "new power", which retails electricity, to store electricity generated by renewable energy such as solar power and supply it when needed.
Tesla announced on the 19th that it will build a large power storage station in Chitose City, Hokkaido, in collaboration with an electric power retailer, so-called "new electric power".
The amount of electricity that can be stored is 6000 kilowatt hours, which is equivalent to the amount consumed by about 500 households of a family of four per day.
EV = Utilizing the battery technology used in electric vehicles, we plan to temporarily store the power generated by renewable energy such as solar power and wind power in a power storage station and supply it when necessary, such as when the amount of power generation is small. ..
Tesla says that it can keep the construction cost of power storage low because it procures a large amount of batteries for EVs, and has already started construction in the United States and Australia, and expanded the power business centered on power storage in Japan. Is being considered.
The issue with renewable energy is that the amount of power generated fluctuates greatly depending on the weather, but if surplus electricity can be stored at low cost, it will lead to further spread, so there will be a move to increase such power storage in the future. It will be noticed whether it will spread in Japan.