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#Tesla: Island Solar + batteries


 
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Posted 08 October 2017 - 10:27 AM

The island of Ta’u in American Samoa, located more than
. . . 4,000 miles from the West Coast of the United States,
. . . is no stranger to power rationing and outages.

Ta’u now hosts a solar power, and battery storage-enabled microgrid, that can supply nearly
. . . 100% of the island’s power needs from renewable energy,
. . . providing a cost-saving alternative to diesel,
. . . removing the hazards of power intermittency, and
. . . making outages a thing of the past.

SolarCity, and Tesla, installed a
. . . 6 megawatt hours of battery storage, from
. . . 60 Tesla Powerpacks.
Its benefits are life changing for residents of Ta’u's:
. . . . . . local hospital,
. . . . . . high school,
. . . . . . elementary schools,
. . . . . . fire,
. . . . . . police stations, and
. . . . . . local businesses, no longer need to worry about outages, or rationing.
But the biggest advantage is cost:
. . . Tau’s microgrid replaces diesel generators,
. . . with more affordable solar energy, and
. . . is designed to optimize system performance, and maximize savings
. . . unlike fluctuating fossil fuel prices, and delivery costs.

10-8-2017 Source:  #Tesla: Island Solar + batteries

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Posted 09 October 2017 - 08:24 AM

Tesla Powered Puerto Rico?
https://www.youtube....h?v=3h0v05oLu6E

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