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Itâs only a little over three years ago that Elon Musk boasted he could help South Australia solve a looming energy crisis by installing a big battery in less than 100 days for under $100 million.
At the time the plan was met with scepticism by some, outright derision by others. Then-treasurer Scott Morrison compared the proposal with the Big Banana: âI mean, honestly, by all means have the worldâs biggest battery, have the worldâs biggest banana, have the worldâs biggest prawn like we have on the roadsides around the country, but that is not solving the problem.â