Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he can rebuild Puerto Rico's hurricane-damaged power grid, which is currently providing electricity to less than 10 percent of the island and could take months to fully restore, reports The Hill.
Mr. Musk believes Puerto Rico's grid could be repaired with batteries and solar power, which Tesla has used in similar grid projects that served much smaller populations.
"The Tesla team has [built solar grids] for many smaller islands around the world, but there is no scalability limit, so it can be done for Puerto Rico too," Mr. Musk tweeted on Thursday. "Such a decision would be in the hands of the [Puerto Rico government], [public utilities commission], any commercial stakeholders and, most importantly, the people of [Puerto Rico]."
Tesla has sent hundreds of its Powerwall batteries — which use solar energy — to the island for immediate relief.
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