I bet before April 30th most of you had never heard of Tesla, now it seems, just like the electric car, they have put their foot down and accelerated the potential of residential battery technology to levels we thought were years away.

If you still have no idea what I’m talking about you really should check out this article from Blooomberg.

“Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk unveiled a suite of batteries to store electricity for homes, businesses and utilities, saying a greener power grid furthers the company’s mission to provide pollution-free energy. More >>”

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For the already educated here are 800 million reasons why this is a game-changer

“Tesla is already building a 5-million-square-foot battery factory. It’s not big enough.

That was the message from Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk this week while discussing, for the first time, the early response to his new product line of storage batteries designed for use in homes and businesses. The numbers are impressive.  More >>”