### [2017-12-1](/feed/2017/12/1/index.md)

##### Tesla Powerpack
# A 100-megawatt Tesla Powerpack system, which is the world's largest lithium-ion battery, is launched in Jamestown, South Australia. 




### Sources:

1. [AP via ''The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/01/south-australia-turns-on-teslas-100mw-battery-history-in-the-making)

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