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Tesla is building a new generation of batteries that could power homes, businesses and even the grid. Here is a direct video link.

Here is a direct link to a second Wall Street Journal video report.

 “…Tesla may be taking a page from Apple’s book. Decades ago, Apple took a technically difficult tool used mainly by die-hards, the personal computer, and popularized it. In the same way, Tesla’s sleekly packaged take on distributed power is “talking to the 99% of people who think it can’t be done and making something people think can be done…”

See: Tesla’s battery could power utilities.

This is what a truly sweet ride looks like. Not just a first in class vehicle, but one that plugs into your own solar powered battery pack on the garage wall. Something to be truly excited about. This is what world-changing innovation looks like…
Today Tesla unveiled a suite of batteries for home and business that can store renewable energy to feed the grid, as well as power our homes and cars.  See: more here:

Also see:  Tesla energy batteries for home and business:

The home model is called the Tesla Powerwall. It’s a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed to increase capacity for homes with solar panels, store energy and act as backup power. It can be mounted in your garage or to an outside wall and hooks into the local grid.

The idea is that the battery will save owners money by charging during periods of low electricity demand when rates are higher, then providing power during expensive, high-demand times.

It’ll also store solar energy that isn’t used at the time it’s generated and provide backup power in the event of an outage. It’s internet-connected to communicate with Tesla Energy to monitor usage.

The Powerwall is available in two configurations – $3,500 10kWh (optimized for use as a backup system) and $3,000 7kWh (geared towards daily use). Tesla will start shipping both models to installers in late summer. Tesla fans in the US can order the Powerwall online now.

Very topical discussion. I guess it’s time to watch “The Wire”.

Journalist and creator of the TV series The Wire talks about the crisis of capitalism in America and how it’s dividing our country.

“The horror show is we are going to be slaves to profit. Some of us are going to be higher on the pyramid and we’ll count ourselves lucky and many many more will be marginalized and destroyed,” Simon tells Moyers. He blames a “purchased” Congress for failing America’s citizens, leading many of them to give up on politics altogether. Here is a direct video link.