SolarCity and Tesla Power a whole Island

SolarCity and Tesla power with solar energy the whole island of Ta’u.

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.