Energy
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28.0KTesla locks in 20-year deal to provide solar electricity to Kauai Island Utility
Tesla has completed a 52 MWh Powerpack 2 system combined with a 13 MW SolarCity solar installation on the island of Kauai that...
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28.6KTesla gears up for Solar Roof production at Gigafactory 2, Panasonic will have major role at plant
As Tesla gears up to begin production of high-efficiency solar cells and solar roof tiles this summer from its $900 million factory in Buffalo,...
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16.0KTesla celebrates first deliveries in New Zealand with launch party
With red lights casting an alluring glow and enormous paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling, Tesla celebrated its official launch in Auckland,...
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29.7KTesla solar plant dubbed “Gigafactory 2”, locations for Gigafactory 3, 4 and possibly 5 this year
Tesla used the fourth quarter earnings call and full year 2016 update to not only share financial performance but also shared insights...
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25.1KTesla on track to generate $500M from SolarCity merger, Solar Roof launch slated for second half of the year
In November, shareholders approved a deal for Tesla to buy SolarCity Corp. in a transaction worth approximately $2.6 billion. Since that time, investors...
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32.0KUK energy storage startup takes on Tesla Powerwall 2 in home battery market
Tesla, Inc.’s CEO Elon Musk has made his company’s mission to help the world to transition away from reliance on fossil fuels and...
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13.6KTesla completes 22 Powerpack installation for PG&E outside San Francisco
Tesla has completed the installation of a 2MWh Powerpack system for Pacific Gas & Electric in Browns Valley near San Francisco, making it the...
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35.5KElon Musk’s vision for the world’s transition to sustainable energy
Energy is fundamental to economic systems and, indeed, to all life. Elon Musk has always insisted that Tesla’s ultimate purpose isn’t to build...
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Tesla Powerwall advocates fight proposed ban on in-home lithium ion battery storage systems in Australia
Battery storage systems are exceedingly popular in Australia, which has some of the highest energy costs in the world. Battery storage systems...
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15.6KTesla Energy reveals the utility grid of the future containing 396 Powerpacks
A new video from Tesla gives us a glimpse into the utility grid of the future. The video describes how Tesla’s new...
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11.3KPanasonic looks to expand Tesla partnership into self-driving technology
The relationship between Tesla and Panasonic continues to deepen after the Japanese electronics maker announced today that it will shift focus to...
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20.4KBrewing company integrates Tesla Powerpack and solar with beer-making
The Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has installed a 1 megawatt-hour commercial scale Tesla Powerpack battery system and a 2 megawatt solar system at its Chico,...
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Tesla dumbs down Powerwall 2 offering but it actually comes in two versions
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed in October that the second generation of its residential storage battery — the Powerwall 2 — would...
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12.0KNorth Carolina creates state’s first microgrid laboratory, using Tesla Powerpacks
On a bitterly cold day in March 2015, power was interrupted from mainland Hatteras, North Carolina to an offshore island, Ocracoke. The...
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First grid-scale Tesla Powerpack sites unveiled across England and Ireland
Two grid-scale Tesla Powerpack energy storage systems have been unveiled in Europe, one in England and the other in Ireland. The first...
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15.7KNevada 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 to meet...
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25.3KSolarCity 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 its $900...
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26.2KTesla 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 warrantied kilowatt-hour...
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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 State of...
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15.8KWhy 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, at 1.4...
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