<story><title>Megapack: Utility-Scale Energy Storage</title><url>https://www.tesla.com/blog/introducing-megapack-utility-scale-energy-storage</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Iv</author><text>As much as I love what Tesla is doing there, I&amp;#x27;d like to point out that they are not the only or even the biggest player ine the field:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Battery_storage_power_station#Largest_grid_batteries&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Battery_storage_power_station#...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are other tech than lithium ion (namely, Sodium-sulphur) that seem more appropriate for applications where weight is not an issue.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>codeulike</author><text>They&amp;#x27;re not claiming to be the only or the biggest player in the field. They&amp;#x27;re claiming to be cheaper and faster to build than the incumbents.&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;... to achieve significant cost and time savings compared to other battery systems and traditional fossil fuel power plants.&lt;/i&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Megapack: Utility-Scale Energy Storage</title><url>https://www.tesla.com/blog/introducing-megapack-utility-scale-energy-storage</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Iv</author><text>As much as I love what Tesla is doing there, I&amp;#x27;d like to point out that they are not the only or even the biggest player ine the field:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Battery_storage_power_station#Largest_grid_batteries&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Battery_storage_power_station#...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are other tech than lithium ion (namely, Sodium-sulphur) that seem more appropriate for applications where weight is not an issue.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Cthulhu_</author><text>The downside on those ones seems to be that they need to be heated (and kept at a heat) of 300-350 degrees and they are quite corrosive if there is an emergency. Not saying li-ion batteries are safe, but they and how Tesla has modularized them give me a lot more confidence to leave in an unattended location. Of course, it&amp;#x27;s all situational so there&amp;#x27;s a place and purpose for these things as well.</text></comment>