Tesla chief Elon Musk says his company can solve Puerto Rico’s energy crisis using solar panels and batteries.
Puerto Rico’s electrical grid was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria, a category 4 storm that made landfall in the territory in late September.
Less than 10 percent of the island currently has electricity, according to statistics published by a website maintained by the office of Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló.
Musk replied to a post on Twitter questioning whether he could rebuild Puerto Rico’s electricity system using independent solar and battery systems.
“The Tesla team has done this for many smaller islands around the world, but there is no scalability limit, so it can be done for Puerto Rico too,”
“Such a decision would be in the hands of the PR govt, PUC any commercial stakeholders and, most importantly, the people of the PR.”
The other islands referred to by Musk include Kauai in Hawaii, where Tesla built a solar energy grid. However its population…
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