Musk's future
customers could ignore traditional energy companies completely. They
would have SolarCity panels on their roof that would generate enough
power to also charge up a Tesla in the garage. A Tesla battery could
then power the home at night with stored solar power.
It's
a far-off vision — solar power is still much more expensive than
conventional power, even before the enormous cost of a battery backup.
And electric cars are less than 1 percent of the total auto market. But
Musk has made a career of thinking far into the future. He is also the
CEO of SpaceX, the rocket company with an ultimate goal of enabling
people to live on other planets.
SolarCity, based in San Mateo,
California, is one of the nation's largest installers of rooftop solar
systems. It was founded and is now run by Musk's cousins, CEO Lyndon
Rive and Chief Technology Officer Peter Rive. The company also offers
financing for solar systems, and last year it bought a manufacturer of
mounting systems used to hold panels in place.
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Countries that have solar, wind, and hydrogen cells and other alternative energy sources won't worry about oil shortages (except in regard to making plastics and lubrication which oil is also turned into).
Right now is a good time to go solar to charge your Prius (or other hybrid) from the sun hitting your roof so you won't be paying a fortune for gas this summer (or however, long oil keeps being a more and more valuable commodity) as in the price per gallon keeps going up worldwide because of what is presently happening in Iraq and Syria.
Also, for some time now (at least 6 months to a year) Solar energy is more cost effective than any other fuel energy source at present in China, India, California and one by one this will likely be true in all 50 states eventually. And eventually one by one this will also be true in all countries on earth.
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