Tesla Inc.
The company said on Thursday it will send Puerto Rico hundreds of Powerwall battery systems that can be paired with solar panels to help restore power to the battered island region.
Some systems are already there and others are on the way.
These devices are very much needed, as the island basically has no electricity for more than a week after Hurricane Maria landed. 20.
The company has local staff to install them and work with local organizations to determine the location.
"The power grid in Puerto Rico was completely hit," President Donald Trump said on Twitter Thursday morning . ".
Tesla makes electric cars and also sells batteries combined with rooftop solar systems to consumers.
It acquired Solar City, the solar panel installation company, last year, which believes the combination of solar cells
Energy storage is key to its overall efforts to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy and to free the world from fossil fuels.