Tesla To Power Up An Entire City Using Solar Panels; In Contract With SolarCity

Some of the environmentalists suggest solar panels be used as a power source. As it is, it can act as a substitute to the usual power supply that is being used commonly. Now, one country that has a problem on where to get the power supply, the solar comes in and eventually lights up the whole city.

In American Samoa, the whole island of Ta'u is powered by diesel generators previously. However, over these past years, Tesla has installed a microgrid solar energy panel and batteries that cater "nearly 100 percent" of the needed power for the 600 residents.

This week, Tesla closed its $2.6 billion acquisitions from the SolarCity. To laud, the company revealed that a major project of solar energy will wire up the entire island of Ta'u, according to the report by The Verge.

The project shows the potential benefits of the SolarCity procurement with Ta'u's microgrid composure of 5,328 solar panels from Tesla and SolarCity alongside with 60 Tesla Powerpacks batteries for storage. However, purchasing SoalrCity is such a risky move. It is because the purchase will bring billions of dollars in debt. Still, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, said that the acquisition is"blindingly obvious" -- a necessary step in his so-called "Master Plan" to integrate clean energy generation and storage.

This island in American Samoa now runs on nearly 100% solar energy thanks to 5,300+ solar panels & 60 Tesla Powerpacks pic.twitter.com/65Jm8rvXs9

— Tesla (@TeslaMotors) November 22, 2016

A local resident who owns a family food store on the island Keith Ahsoon said that "This is part of making history. This project will help lessen the carbon footprint of the world. Living on an island, you experience global warming firsthand. Beach erosions and other noticeable changes are a part of life here. It's a serious problem, and this project will hopefully set a good example for everyone else to follow," as quoted by SolarCity Blog.