Solar Island Ta’u in American Samoa Powered by Solar Panels and Power Packs by Tesla
Geschreven op 27-6-2017 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Energie en Besparing
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.
Ta’u 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, providing a cost-saving alternative to diesel, removing the hazards of power intermittency and making outages a thing of the past. The microgrid – 1.4 megawatts of solar generation capacity from SolarCity and Tesla and 6 megawatt hours of battery storage from 60 Tesla Powerpacks – was implemented within just one year from start to finish.
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