Ta''u, American Samoa, Changed From Diesel to Solar Power With
OverviewThe Solar RevolutionThe Modern Island DilemmaThe Community PerspectiveA Roadmap for the Future?In November, Ta''u saw the completion of a new solar-powered microgrid, which shifted the entire islanThe solar project was installed by SolarCity, a California-based company recently purchased by Elon Musk''s Tesla. The $8 million project was funded by the U.S. Department of Interior and the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA).Located on seven acres of land on the northern coast of the island, the system includes 5,328 solar paInstallation of the panels wasn''t easy—Ta''u is some 4,000 miles from California. Extra considerations had to be made for the island''s extreme humidity and likelihood of severe tropical storms. As a result, the system was built with the capability of withstanding Category 5 hurricane winds.See more on nationalgeographic PCREEE
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