SolarCity and Tesla: Ta'u Microgrid - American Samoa

The island of Ta’u in American Samoa, located more than 4,000 miles from the West Coast of the United States, now hosts a solar power and battery storage-enabled microgrid that can supply nearly 100 percent of the island’s power needs from renewable energy. This provides a cost-saving alternative to diesel, removing the hazards of power intermittency and making outages a thing of the past.

Watch promotional documentary on the following link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=VZjEvwrDXn0 

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2016
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