Future News - Giant Battery Burns, JWST Aims at Red Planet, Martian Meteor Sounds, Space Diamonds Discovered, Crashing the Grid with Electric Cars, Blow Hole Power

Listen Now to Future News 9.20.2022

As we recorded our show today, the Megapack-powered Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage Facility burned.  It lost only one of it’s 256 shipping container-sized Tesla Megapack batteries to the flames, but shut down traffic in the area for over 12 hours.  This event was the seed for several stories and calls today, as we explored our energy future.  Meanwhile the James Webb telescope put it’s infrared eye on the Red Planet, revealing new info on the weather, the Insight lander was able to record the strange sounds of a meteor striking the planet, rare space diamonds were discovered, and electric cars may be the end of or the saviors of the power grid. Enjoy!

Tesla Megpack battery burns at Moss Landing Plant