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15. From the article (?)

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Jul 8, 2017, 07:54 AM

Jul 2017

"In September, South Australia suffered significant infrastructure damage after a storm caused a statewide blackout and left 1.7 million citizens without electricity. Further blackouts occurred earlier this year in the heat of the Australian summer."

I guess the battery is supposed to prevent storms.

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South Australia could soon be powered by an enormous Tesla-built battery [View all] inanna Jul 2017 OP

Best wishes to him karynnj Jul 2017 #1

We coulda been a contendah jpak Jul 2017 #2

Meanwhile in 'Murika, we are bringing back COAL! Rick Perry can mansplain it better than I... flibbitygiblets Jul 2017 #3

hows he going to charge it , etc? AllaN01Bear Jul 2017 #4

Beautiful Australian coal! mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 #5

Wind farm from the article jpak Jul 2017 #6

From the wind farm that's mentioned in the excerpt (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #7

Over worked and low paid hamsters. Kaleva Jul 2017 #8

Probably not going to charge it, but pay cash jberryhill Jul 2017 #9

Fusion Power snooper2 Jul 2017 #10

Dilithium Crystals. MrScorpio Jul 2017 #12

Cow farts! Lol Dustlawyer Jul 2017 #13

I have sooo much envy of progressive countries over their 'free' energy from the wind, water & sun. Sunlei Jul 2017 #11

Free energy? NobodyHere Jul 2017 #17

I mean the sun, wind, air, & moving water all are energy! right there, all that energy! Sunlei Jul 2017 #18

This is like throwing the keys to your house in the pot at a poker game jmowreader Jul 2017 #14

If he's late delivering the battery, but it works, he'll still come off as a hero NickB79 Jul 2017 #16

From the article (?) Progressive dog Jul 2017 #15