Tesla makes battery storage offer to end South Australia blackouts within 100 days

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Twitter exchange sparks pledge to install 100MW of battery storage in Australian state in 100 days

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has offered to solve South Australia's current energy crisis by installing more than 100MW of battery storage capacity within 100 days, if an estimated $25m can be raised...

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