Energy and Environment

SolarCity to back up solar with Tesla batteries

By Associated Press
Published December 5, 2013 12:00am ET
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SolarCity to back up solar with Tesla batteries
The solar panel installer SolarCity said in December 2013 that it is starting to offer battery packs made by electric car maker Tesla Motors, whose CEO is also the chairman of SolarCity. The battery packs will allow customers a way to provide backup power and lower electric bills. (AP/Mark Lennihan) | Mark Lennihan

NEW YORK (AP) — The solar panel installer SolarCity is beginning to address one of solar power’s big drawbacks: The sun doesn’t always shine.

The solution: big battery packs that will provide backup power while lowering electric bills. The supplier: electric car maker Tesla Motors, whose CEO Elon Musk is also the chairman of SolarCity.

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