March 30, 2015 | The Wall Street Journal | Mike Ramsay
Author Mike Ramsay’s Monday article in the Wall Street Journal stems from a tweet from Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk:
Major new Tesla product line — not a car — will be unveiled at our Hawthorne Design Studio on Thurs 8pm, April 30
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2015
The article points to evidence suggesting it will be a new stationary battery storage system. The company has mentioned it was working on such a product in the past, and in February company officials said an announcement would be coming in a few months.
Then, today, Musk followed with two more tweets seeming to hint at battery storage:
SolarCity just hit a new daily energy record of 5GWh two weeks after reaching 4GWh
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 31, 2015
With all that solar power being generated, it almost feels like something is needed to complete the picture …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 31, 2015
The April 30th announcement should give you plenty of time to bone up on your knowledge of why more battery storage for solar would be a big deal. Check out Inside Energy’s Solar Challenge series for a down-to-earth explanation.
