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[QUOTE]Tesla is sending its Powerwall system to Puerto Rico as the island deals with widespread power loss in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
According to Electrek, the company has been quietly shipping hundreds of battery packs to be paired with solar panels to Puerto Rico ever since the storm cleared.
Fortune reported that Tesla employees are currently on the U.S. territory installing the batteries and repairing solar systems, as well as coordinating efforts with local organizations.
Much of the island's 3.4 million American citizens are currently without power and disconnected from modes of communication. Officials estimate that some areas will not see their power restored for months. As Climate Nexus pointed out, "the future of the island's bankrupt and corrupt utility and its fossil-fuel-heavy colonial legacy are now top of mind as experts and officials begin to tackle the best way to restore power and rebuild the island's power grid."
While there is still a long way to go rebuild, Tesla's batteries will help enable the island's generation of clean and renewable solar energy in the interim and in the future.[/QUOTE]
Self-sustaining PR + Good PR = everyone happy
Dang that seems so clever.
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;52730180]Dang that seems so clever.[/QUOTE]
It's one hell of an opportunity, at the same time as being a delightful act of philanthropy. Tesla's gonna be in Puerto Rico's corner for a while with this act.
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According to Electrek, the company has been quietly shipping hundreds of battery packs to be paired with solar panels to Puerto Rico ever since the storm cleared.[/quote]
How much have been sitting in San Juan's ports because all the roads throughout the island haven't been cleared yet?
It's going to take months to get these things installed to best capacity.
Life saving stuff.
Jesus, this size application of renewables is unprecedented isnt it? This is about the best show of force Musk couldve hoped for, as tragic as this disaster is.
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