Posted on 10/16/2017 4:07:56 PM PDT by Daffynition
Almost one month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, technology firms like Tesla are stepping in to fill the relief-effort void that many say President Donald Trump has created.
Following through with a pledge by Elon Musk that his company could solve Puerto Rico’s energy crisis with solar panels and batteries, Tesla Powerwall battery packs were spotted at San Juan airport on the island over the weekend.
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Unwired DC power?
My brother believes J.D. Rockefeller pulled the plug on this Tesla idea, when he learned there would be no way to bill for its use.....
(((YAWN))) Another BS, fake news “story”. If PRESIDENT Trump “isn’t doing anything”, where the hell is all the money going. The PR “democrats”?
Well, they were/are bankrupt and the electrical grid was junk.
To build a new grid will take many months/years.
I do not think solar panels are the answer, but might as well build some small scale experimental installs
So, is Tesla giving this equipment for free? No Charge?
Pure bull Obama.
Real news is Trump is doing very much for PR.
Second real news is that much of the funds Musk is using came from Trump’s coffers (thanks to Dorkbama) in the way of subsidies.
How do you charge the battery packs ,with Trump supplied generators
So, is Tesla giving this equipment for free? No Charge?
Tax write off ,he has tons of product and NO MONEY
Let me guess, the Clintoon Foundation would have been working miracles big time there, eh?
What, the POTUS is only keeping 15,000 military troops and FEMA workers down there to maintain order, sustain humanitarian aid, and clear the way for private enterprise to personally build new infrastructure?
Obviously he hates brown people
I do not think solar panels are the answer,
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You are correct; Wind farms are.
Ever look at a map of PR? They don’t need a grid, distributed generation will work fine, maybe with a coastal loop.
What is the black Market price for a unit?
To be distributed to the Democrat party faithful, no doubt.
[ What, the POTUS is only keeping 15,000 military troops and FEMA workers down there to maintain order, sustain humanitarian aid, and clear the way for private enterprise to personally build new infrastructure?
Obviously he hates brown people ]
Musk is going to hook up a giant generator to the island so every time it flips over it generates electricity.
Trump only needs to send one or two more military people and the island will start flipping over and over so fast it can generate all energy it ever needs!
We’re gonna need a longer extension cord...
Given that there were problems with diesel fuel being siphoned out of the hospital generators, I suspect he picked a location where his battery packs won’t stage a quick disappearance.
Electric cars? Electric golf carts are enough of a pain in the ass when the batteries go dead on the 13th fairway which is farthest from the clubhouse.
Trump sent FEMA and other government resources. If the job is not getting done then it is a failure of their beloved government.
It has nothing to do with Trump. It has to do with how fast poles can be set, cables and cross arms attached, and transformers placed back on poles. I have three poles on my driveway with a single feeder. It took my utility company with two trucks the better part of a day to set them 26 years ago. When lines are made hot work will go even slower due to safety precautions.
The fool reporters and other critics who know nothing about how a power grid works believe it can be done overnight. Inside the CONUS it can be done somewhat faster because of Mutual Aid Agreements where a utility will send one or two crew to a hit area with a Bucket Truck and pole truck bringing poles. Multiply that by a hundred or more utilities and it makes things go faster.
New poles, transformers, likely some new substations and cable will have to be delivered and likely manufactured first in the CONUS. McGraw Edison Co aka Cooper Industries used to make utility transformers I'm not sure if they still do or how many other companies manufacture them. I know McGraw Edison did back in the 1980's because I hauled them from their plants to the local utilities.
Musk may possibly be able to help residences with limited power. But what about the safety of the building, codes, etc? It has to be done right or a bigger disaster awaits. But it will take getting the power grid back up for factories and hospitals. The reporters and critics don't grasp why this must happen first neither nor the magnitude of the task involved.
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