Tag:generator:source=battery
 generator:source = battery
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Battery storage 
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| Group: power |
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generator:source=battery is being used for individual/collection of battery packs connected to a local or national grid. Battery storage is sometimes used by facilities that have high peak demands (e.g. electric vehicle charging hubs) or by grid/ power generator operators to smooth out demand curves or store energy from an intermittent electricity source (e.g. wind farms or solar farms).
For dedicated storage facilities, use power=plant and plant:source=battery.
Battery storage have both a peak power output, usually in kilowatts (kW), and an energy storage capacity, usually in megawatt-hours or kilowatt-hours (MWh/kWh). The output should be recorded in the generator:output=* tag, and the storage capacity in the generator:storage=* tag.
Complete power plant
For a complete power plant, draw the outline 
and add:
power=plantplant:source=batteryplant:type=lithium_ionplant:output:electricity=xx MWplant:storage=xx MWhname=*
Single container of a power plant
For a container with batteries, draw the outline and add:
power=generatorgenerator:source=batterygenerator:method=battery-storagegenerator:type=lithium_iongenerator:output:electricity=xx MWgenerator:storage=xx MWhbuilding=container
Examples
- 881406041
881406041 (Battery Storage for "Seed & Greed" electric vehicle charging hub) - 701780146 701780146 (one of ten battery containers storing energy at the "Fenne" power generator)
- 881551581 881551581 (individual battery module at the Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage facility)