Tesla—Tesla donated solar panels and Powerpack batteries to Puerto Rico children's hospital after Hurricane Maria
In October 2017, following Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico's power grid, Tesla donated and installed 700 solar panels and Powerpack battery systems at Hospital del Niño, a children's hospital in San Juan. The system generates 200 kWh and stores 600 kWh, enabling the hospital to operate day and night without diesel generators. Elon Musk personally donated $250,000 to relief efforts. This was the first of Tesla's post-hurricane solar+storage projects on the island.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Action | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Humanitarian Aid & Global Health | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Tesla donated 700 solar panels and Powerpack batteries to Puerto Rico children's hospital
Following Hurricane Maria, Tesla donated and installed 700 solar panels and Powerpack battery systems at Hospital del Niño in San Juan. The system generates 200 kWh and stores 600 kWh, enabling the hospital to operate without diesel generators. Elon Musk personally donated $250,000 to relief efforts.