Tag:generator:source=battery

generator:source=battery is being used for individual/collection of battery packs connected to a local or national grid. Battery storage is sometimes used by facilities that have high peak demands (e.g. electric vehicle charging hubs) or by grid/ power generator operators to smooth out demand curves or store energy from an intermittent electricity source (e.g. wind farms or solar farms).

For dedicated storage facilities, use power=plant and plant:source=battery.

Battery storage have both a peak power output, usually in kilowatts (kW), and an energy storage capacity, usually in megawatt-hours or kilowatt-hours (MWh/kWh). The output should be recorded in the generator:output=* tag, and the storage capacity in the generator:storage=* tag.

Complete power plant

For a complete power plant, draw the outline and add:

• power=plant
• plant:source=battery
• plant:type=lithium_ion
• plant:output:electricity=xx MW
• plant:storage=xx MWh
• name=*

Single container of a power plant

For a container with batteries, draw the outline and add:

• power=generator
• generator:source=battery
• generator:method=battery-storage
• generator:type=lithium_ion
• generator:output:electricity=xx MW
• generator:storage=xx MWh
• building=container

Examples

• 881406041 881406041 (Battery Storage for "Seed & Greed" electric vehicle charging hub)
• 701780146 701780146 (one of ten battery containers storing energy at the "Fenne" power generator)
• 881551581 881551581 (individual battery module at the Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage facility)

See also

• Proposal:Power storage