Energy

Nevada says Tesla Gigafactory is meeting its hiring and investment thresholds

An independent audit by Grant Thornton for the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development confirms that Tesla is on track…

SolarCity will begin hiring spree for $900 million solar factory in Buffalo, NY

SolarCity has begun holding workforce information sessions in Buffalo, New York as it gears up to hire nearly 1,500 workers for…

Tesla Powerwall 2 costs 30% less than closest competitor

Conservatively, Tesla's Powerwall 2 home battery storage unit is 30% cheaper than its next closest competitor. Comparing the the cost per…

Contractors at Tesla-SolarCity factory await payment from State amidst scandal

Contractors working on the Tesla-SolarCity plant outside of Buffalo, NY might be out of shopping money this holiday season after reports that the…

Why Tesla’s microgrid project is life changing for Ta’u’s island community

Tesla's subsidiary, SolarCity, is at the end of a one-year solar energy microgrid project on the American Samoa island of Ta'u that,…

Tesla begins Powerwall 2 sales in Australia

Following last month's unveiling of Tesla's improved Powerwall 2 home battery storage system, boasting twice the capacity at half the price, the…

Tesla is powering an entire island with solar panels and batteries

The island of Ta’u in American Samoa, which has acquired power largely through diesel generators, is now nearing a year-long completion…

Tesla Energy products will be making their way to showroom stores

Tesla's Powerwall 2 home battery will soon be available at the company's retail locations as part of a revitalization that emphasizes the energy…

Tesla invites owners to take an inside look at Powerwall 2 at upcoming ‘Weekend Social’ event

Tesla is back with a continuation of its popular "Weekend Social", a series of events aimed at bringing together Model S…

What it takes to build a Tesla Powerpack grid-scale storage system [Video]

New Zealand's Vector Energy has installed what it claims is the first Tesla Powerpack grid scale energy storage system in…

Did Tesla’s Powerwall 2.0 just get leaked ahead of the official unveiling?

It would appear that Tesla has a mole on their hands if the latest image of a rectangular shaped Tesla…

Tesla Powerwall demand jumps 30x following blackouts in Australia

Consumer demand in Australia for Tesla’s Powerwall has increased to 30 times its usual levels following a series of power…

Netherlands utility to use Tesla Powerwall to make a “Virtual Power Plant”

Eneco, a utility company in the Netherlands, wants to use several hundred Tesla Powerwall batteries to create a "virtual power plant"…

Tesla highlights the benefits of Powerwall + solar in new customer video

If Tesla's latest Master Plan, Part Deux and news of it's impending acquisition of SolarCity didn't convince you that the…

This could be the world’s first “Tesla town” suburb: Powerwall, Tesla charging, and solar

A new 41 acre suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia is being billed as "Tesla town" after developer Glenvill…

Tesla Quietly Discontinues 10 kWh Powerwall

Tesla has removed any mention of the 10 kWh PowerWall from its website. Elon Musk says new things are coming…

IER Claims Tesla Powerwall Has 38 Year Payback Time

The Institute for Energy Research reports the payback time for a Tesla PowerWall is 38 years. Tesla disagrees, setting off…

Vermont Utility to Offer Tesla Powerwall to Customers

Green Mountain Power In Vermont will be the first utility company in American to offer Tesla PowerWall systems to its…

Analysts and Energy Experts Weigh in on Tesla’s Powerwall

"Data wins" is the zeitgeist of today's tech culture and number crunching is now being done by energy experts and…

Bloomberg Says Tesla Powerwall Doesn’t Make Sense

Bloomberg News says the Tesla Powerwall doesn't make sense. So why have 38,000 folks signed up to own or lease…