The Tesla/Walmart Rooftop Solar Fire Spat — Part Deux, & Enter Amazon

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:00:53 +0000

Walmart and Tesla have issued a joint statement saying they will work together to find a solution to their rooftop fire dispute. Meanwhile, Amazon has jumped into the fray.

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What’s The Real Reason Walmart Is Suing Tesla?

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 03:45:08 +0000

As we know, Walmart has sued Tesla over solar panels catching fire, but is it really Tesla’s fault? If a company makes a product, sells it, maintains the, but the owner doesn’t take care of the property around it, shouldn’t it be the responsibility of the owner and not the company making the product

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Walmart Sues Tesla Over Rooftop Solar Fires

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:36:52 +0000

Back in 2010, Walmart was one of the first major companies to get involved with the solar power revolution. It teamed up with SolarCity, the rooftop solar company started by Elon Musk’s cousins Lyndon Rive and Peter Rive, to install rooftop solar arrays on 224 of its stores. To date, seven of those rooftop installations have caught fire, causing millions of dollars in structural damage and lost sales

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Nothing Succeeds Like Success — Tesla Virtual Power Plant In South Australia Could Expand To 50,000 Homes

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 03:57:41 +0000

The Tesla virtual power plant experiment in South Australia has been an overwhelming success. Soon it may be expanded from about 1,400 homes to 50,000 homes.

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Tesla Makes Solar Affordable Again With New Monthly Rental Plans

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 21:06:22 +0000

Tesla is making solar affordable again with a new solar rental program that lets homeowners simply rent a solar system for a flat monthly rate. To further sweeten the deal, there is no upfront installation cost at all and there is no long-term contract

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