solarcity

  • Tesla Runs An Entire Island Using Solar Power

    The island of Ta’u in American Samoa is home to around 600 people. Located in the southern Pacific Ocean, the island relied until recently on diesel generators for energy production — which meant that not only did the generators produce pollution as a byproduct, but the diesel itself had to be shipped in at a…


  • Tesla Is About To Buy SolarCity, Another High-Tech Musk Company

    Tesla Is About To Buy SolarCity, Another High-Tech Musk Company

    Elon Musk is on the brink of acquiring the the next critical component in a solar-electric transportation future. Tesla Motors just made an offer to buy SolarCity, one of the largest solar providers in the US — a company not coincidentally founded by Musk’s cousins, which Musk holds a large stake in already.