New Tesla storage battery displayed at SV meeting New Tesla storage battery displayed at Smith Valley meeting Check out this story on rgj.com: http://on.rgj.com/1HbLoFr Kevin Kassekert, in the blue shirt, a director of infrastructure development for Tesla in Sparks, shows a commercial storage battery to Smith Valley resident John Abrott on April 29. While the formal announcement of Tesla's new stationary storage batteries for residential and commercial use came Thursday night, those attending the NV Energy open house Wednesday evening at Smith Valley School got a sneak peak at the new batteries.