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Nearly a whole island is powered by Tesla solar panels

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American Samoa goes nearly 100 percent on renewables. Image source: Shutterstock (#519396457)

Nearly the entire island of Ta’u in American Samoa with solar power. SolarCity, the company that has recently been taken over by Tesla, developed a microgrid with 1,4 megawatts of solar generation capacity which is enough to power nearly 100 percent of the island. The power is generated by 5,328 solar panels.

 

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