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Between this and Tesla, it seems like Puerto Rico might be a great opportunity to try out experimental technology.
by dmihal 9y ago
Between this and Tesla, it seems like Puerto Rico might be a great opportunity to try out experimental technology.
- maxerickson 9y agoTesla isn't really deploying experimental technology. Short of some evidence that they have installed an enormous amount of storage and panels, I'm going to be cynical and assume that they are mostly deploying marketing.
- giarc 9y agoI may be incorrect, but it's not even that. I think someone on twitter asked Musk if they could help provide power to PR. And Musk basically said yes they could, like they've done in other areas. I don't think it went any further than that.
- maxerickson 9y agoThere are some news stories about Tesla employees working on the island. http://fortune.com/2017/09/28/tesla-battery-puerto-rico-power/ http://fortune.com/2017/09/28/tesla-battery-puerto-rico-powe... But the goal is 20 billion kw-h (I guess per year): https://www.eia.gov/state/print.php?sid=RQ https://www.eia.gov/state/print.php?sid=RQ So all credit to Tesla for helping with a few tens of thousands of those kilowatt hours, but there is need to keep a firm eye on the reality of the situation.
- walshemj 9y agoNo in a disaster you want rock solid old tech aka flying in some gensets though I assume its the grid/distribution that is lacking not generating capacity.