the 10 kilowatt model goes for the relatively affordable price of $3,500 plus the cost open installation. he revealed a commercial selection of the battery called the power pack which is designed to be infinitely available. you can transition the united states with 900 million, you can transition the world. you can basically make all electricity generation in the world renewable. and primarily solar. joining me now, david roberts and tech consultant adviser shelly palmer. david, let me start with you. you just wrote this piece about solar being essentially inevitable. how big was how big a problem is the battery problem? how far did musk get with this announcement? well i think mostly what he did with the announcement is open people s minds to the possibility. i mean currently, batteries are still too big and bulky and hold
power. tesla s ceo elon musk might be the most ambitious businessman of our age. i think he certainly is. he pioneered a zero emissions car and now he s tackling solar power taking on the biggest obstacle of taking on solar power in this country. when it s nighttime or cloudy out, the panels aren t collecting energy. but musk has a solution, the tesla powerball, a unit that saves up the energy and saysist for a rainey day. it can only save 10 kilowatt hours. according to tesla, your refrigerator alone eats about that much per day, but appears to be something towards making solar an alternative. it s set to ship this summer and the 10 kilowatt model goes for the relatively affordable price of $3,500 plus the cost open installation.
it s set to ship this summer and the 10 kilowatt model goes for the relatively affordable price of $3,500 plus the cost open installation. he revealed a commercial selection of the battery called the power pack which is designed to be infinitely available. you can transition the united states with 900 million, you can transition the world. you can basically make all electricity generation in the world renewable. and primarily solar. joining me now, david roberts and tech consultant adviser shelly palmer. david, let me start with you. you just wrote this piece about solar being essentially inevitable. how big was how big a problem is the battery problem? how far did musk get with this announcement?