The Gigafactory, a $5 billion plant being built near
Reno, Nev., by Tesla, the maker of electric vehicles, will produce lithium-ion
battery systems designed to be used by utilities and homeowners.
Well we all know that Tesla is the most recognized solar
powered car company out there, and that their cars are very high quality. In
fact, they have been the highest rated cars ever tested, despite their only
having limited range. Other than that, we only think about solar as some panels
on top of people’s homes. Sadly these homes are outside of Florida, given the
restrictions in place from Florida Power & Light, our monopoly of a utility
company. All that is about to change thanks to Tesla. They have developed a
technology that can store solar energy in a battery format to provide power
without sunlight. This application will be used for both home and business
usage, but the possibilities are endless. It will lessen the power on the grid,
and in turn will lower energy costs. And the energy used will be cleaner than
from other sources like gasoline and natural gas. This energy battery storage
is not theoretical at this point, it is being utilized now by companies like
Walmart in California now on a relatively small scale. But it works and when
this huge factory Tesla is building in Nevada is complete they will be able to
roll this out on a much larger scale. This is the future and it is happening
right now. It is very exciting since there is really no downside or risk. I
predict that this will be widely used in homes and businesses within 5 years. I
can’t wait to use it and will do so as quickly as possible. As always thanks
for reading and have a great day.
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