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I was under the impression that the superchargers already had solar power. Tesla partnered with Solar City (another Musk company) to accomplish this.

EDIT: Looks like they're not all solar at this point. Last question in the FAQ at the very bottom: http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger

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Very cool--the last I remember reading was that they were going to see about using his Solar City canopies. Anyone know what the risks are of the solar canopies not keeping up with demand?

I imagine that they would also have a connection to the grid, so that in the case that the solar capacity is insufficient to charge the cars, they could just switch over.

Also, with net metering becoming more wide spread, they could sell back any excess electricity produced from their solar installation back to the grid, which could possibly offset some of the costs of purchasing electricity during periods of high demand.

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