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 Posted: Wed Nov 19th, 2008 10:45 am
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http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/18/new-cost-effective-battery-tested-to-store-wind-power/

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Xcel Energy
’s “Wind-to-Battery” project is currently being tested on a Minnesota wind farm. The company believes that the 80-ton battery will power 500 homes for 7 hours when fully charged. The battery’s 20 50-kilowatt modules together are roughly the size of two semi- trailers and can store 7.2 megawatt-hours of electricity.

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