This is BOB. BOB is the United States largest UPC (uninterruptible power supply). What does it supply you might ask, well the town of Presidio Texas. The residents of Presidio, a small town just across the Rio Grande from Mexico, got fed up with power transmission failures in a 60 year old line supplying the town and built this big ole' battery. When the power drops out, as it often does, the BOB holds the line until the Mexico grid gets patched in. For $25 million, BOB kicks out 4 megawatts for 8 hrs.Cool. Now the bratty kids of Presidio won't have to stop playing X-Box when the power goes out. Sweet. Let's take this a step further. This is a perfect storage unit for the ultimate green power source, people! Tie this bad lad into "The Tiller" and make the criminal element repay their debt to society with free electricity.
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