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Jay Weatherill, Elon Musk to build world's biggest virtual power plant

Simon Evans

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has joined with Elon Musk's Tesla in a plan to build the world's largest virtual power plant in suburban Adelaide.

The deal means 50,000 households will be given free solar panels and Tesla storage batteries, and was announced the same day that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warned against more energy "experiments".

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Simon Evans writes on business specialising in retail, manufacturing, beverages, mining and M&A. He is based in Adelaide. Connect with Simon on Twitter. Email Simon at simon.evans@afr.com

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