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Tesla’s “Autobidder” is scaring Germany’s utility providers: report - Teslarati

Last updated Wednesday, August 25, 2021 09:33 ET , Source: NewsService

Germany’s players in the utility sector are starting to feel quite nervous about Tesla’s expansion into the country’s energy market. This is especially true when it comes to the deployment of Autobidder, which could very well make Tesla a serious utility provider.

In a statement to news outlet Handelsblatt, one of Germany’s major electricity companies admitted that it is taking Tesla and its energy division very seriously. “We take Tesla very seriously and watch exactly what they are up to,” the electricity company said. This could prove to be a worthwhile strategy, as the electric car manufacturer is slowly encroaching into Germany’s utility sector.

Particularly concerning among Tesla’s energy products is Autobidder, which the company once described as an “autonomous system for participating in the energy market that operates high-frequency trading.” Powered by artificial intelligence and tested to much success in markets such as Australia, Autobidder is capable of networking customers’ battery storage systems like Powerwalls (and perhaps even EV batteries), storing their excess energy, and feeding it to the grid at the optimum time.

Octopus Energy, Tesla’s partner in its energy conquest in the region, has stated that systems like Autobidder have the potential to change the game in the utility sector. As such, it is no surprise that traditional utility providers may see the AI-powered system as a threat.

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