Tesla battery 'taking straw off camel's back' for South Australia energy demand

Expert finds pattern of battery charging up overnight to hit grid at peak times

The big Tesla battery in South Australia is consistently working to serve the peak energy demand each day, taking the "straw off the camel's back," according to the Australia Institute's latest national energy emissions audit.

The report also finds emissions from the National Electricity Market [NEM] continued to drop in January, falling to their lowest levels since 2004, driven by the federal large-scale renewable energy target.