Tesla powers an entire island with solar energy to flex its mighty panels

Tesla completed its $2.6 billion buyout of SolarCity this week, but it’s already showing off the resources of its new acquisition. In a new blog post, the company detailed an ambitious plan to wire up the entire island of Ta’u in American Samoa with solar panels to solve the island’s intermittent power problems. While Ta’u previously relied on diesel generators for its power, Tesla has installed a microgrid of solar panels and batteries that will “su