Tesla battery cost revealed two years after SA blackout

Two years since South Australia was plunged into darkness during a statewide blackout, new light has been shed on the cost of the Tesla battery — just one of the projects designed to prevent power failure in the state.

Tesla's lithium ion battery near Jamestown was switched online in 2017.

A 505-page report released by Neoen this month ahead of an initial public offering suggested the battery cost around $90 million, at the current exchange rate.

The giant 100-megawatt lithium ion battery near Jamestown in the state's mid-north commenced operation late last year.

Read the ABC News story boy Daniel Keane - “Tesla battery cost revealed two years after SA blackout.”

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was accused of peddling 'ignorant rubbish' by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was
 accused of peddling 'ignorant rubbish'
by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Clean energy providers, including market giant AGL, have called for more certainty in government policy amid warnings the fight over renewables between the Turnbull Government and Labor states will drive investment out of Australia.

The category-five political storm unleashed by this week's statewide blackout in South Australia worsened on Friday, with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews accusing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of peddling "ignorant rubbish" by linking Wednesday's failure with that state's aggressive embrace of renewable energy.

Mr Turnbull returned serve, accusing Mr Andrews' government of "distorting the electricity market" through ambitious targets at the expense of energy security.

The Prime Minister, who noted that his Point Piper home had a "roof full of solar panels" and was a supporter of renewables, said business in South Australia was struggling to maintain investment growth and jobs due to the most expensive wholesale electricity.

Read Heath Aston’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was accused of peddling 'ignorant rubbish' by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews