Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals thanks to Autobidder

Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by rurban on Saturday July 04, 2020 @11:39PM (#23736427)

But those energy providers ("utilities") have the necessary political and budget power to pull off something like Autobidder. In many countries they are controlling local governments. Buying such a logistical solution is peanuts for them, automation is everything.

They are already doing better things than just dumb ML, they have proper models and constraint and planning software.

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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by toomuchtodo on Sunday July 05, 2020 @12:18AM (#23736559)

If they had the will and resources to do it, they would’ve done it. Having been in both engineering first and engineering last orgs, it’s clear they cannot execute in this regard (like a tech company).

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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by woodandsteel on Sunday July 05, 2020 @06:23PM (#23742633)

Right. Because these utilities have, as Ruban says, "political and budget power" they are fat and happy, and don't bother with engineering innovation.

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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by ethbro on Sunday July 05, 2020 @07:12PM (#23742972)

To be fair, in many cases markets are explicitly set up to preclude innovation.

Monopoly grants with rate caps don't afford much aspirational budget for SV-wage engineers.

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