Tesla Is Shipping Hundreds of Powerwall Batteries To Puerto Rico (futurism.com)

schwit1 quotes a report from Futurism: In a continued streak of goodwill during this year's devastating hurricane season, Tesla has been shipping hundreds of its Powerwall batteries to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Since the hurricane hit on 20 September, much of the U.S. territory has been left without power -- about 97 percent, as of 27 September -- hampering residents' access to drinkable water, perishable food, and air conditioning. The island's hospitals are struggling to keep generators running as diesel fuel dwindles. Installed by employees in Puerto Rico, Tesla's batteries could be paired with solar panels in order to store electricity for the territory, whose energy grid may need up to six months to be fully repaired. Several power banks have already arrived to the island, and more are en route.

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Maybe use with gens

[Anonymous Coward]

It will be hard to set up enough solar panels quickly to charge powerwalls, but in the meantime they could be charged at locations with power or generators, then moved to points of use. A small generator charging a battery can often be as useful as a larger generator.

Re:Maybe use with gens

[Anonymous Coward]

Adults realize that 4 does not justify 2 even if it is true. She's the mayor of a disaster-stricken city. "Attacking" her now is wrong pretty much regardless of her "competence" in the end. It's sad that Trump can't just disagree, he has to bully and name-call like a child. It's also sad that this has gotten more airtime than any real information about the assistance effort. But it's cheaper to pontificate endlessly on how things look politically than to pay reporters to do legwork.