Tesla Energy

New Tesla job posting reveals plans to launch electricity retail business in Texas

A new Tesla job posting on its website shows that Tesla has plans to launch a retail electricity business in…

Tesla Gigafactory Texas Megapack energy storage project gains approval

Tesla's Megapack will power one of the company's biggest production plants as the automaker and energy company has landed approval…

Tesla & PG&E VPP Beta have over 2,000 homes in the program

Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric's (PG&E) virtual power plant (VPP) beta now have over 2,000 homes participating in the…

Tesla Megapacks power NineDot Energy’s battery storage site in the Bronx, NYC

NineDot Energy’s community-scale Tesla Megapack battery storage system in the Bronx, New York was unveiled today. The clean energy storage…

Tesla: solar deployments increased 25% YoY in Q2

Tesla announced that its solar deployments have increased by 25% year-over-year in Q2 to 106 Megawatts. This is Tesla's strongest…

Tesla’s VPP beta with PG&E has 1,763 homes in the fleet so far; here’s how to track the growth.

Tesla's virtual power plant (VPP) beta with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) now has 1,763 homes in the fleet so…

The Texas PUC Memo that was inspired by Tesla’s VPP Pilot

A few days ago, the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) said that it was creating a memo to address issues…

Tesla giving 50% off at select Superchargers in Texas during off-peak hours

Tesla is giving 50% off discounts at select Superchargers in Texas during off-peak hours. I suspect this is to help…

Tesla and PG&E invite customers to create world’s largest distributed battery to support grid reliability

Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) invitd 25,000 customers to create the world's largest distributed battery to support grid…

Tesla’s Solar Range Extender with Starlink prototype could save lives during disasters

Tesla's recent prototype of a solar range extender trailer with Starlink will be a game-changer for disaster relief. Tesla Germany…

IKEA US plans to sell solar panels starting Fall 2022

Ikea U.S. recently announced a partnership with SunPower Corp. to provide residential solar solutions to customers. The initiative is called…

Tesla is making Australia’s largest Virtual Power Plant even bigger

Tesla has announced that it will be expanding its virtual power plant in Australia to New South Wales, southeast Queensland,…

Tesla Solar deployments suffered in Q1 due to bottlenecks ‘beyond our control’

Tesla's Solar deployments figures were hit hard by chip shortages and import delays "beyond our control" in 2022's first quarter.…

Tesla Megapack-powered BESS at Moss Landing commissioned to PG&E’s grid

Today, Pacific Gas and Electric announced that it has commissioned its 182.5-megawatt Tesla Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS) located…

Tesla to provide Megapacks for 300MWh project with Australia’s Edify Energy

Tesla will provide a 150MW/300MWh energy storage system with its Megapacks in Australia for three new projects from Edify Energy.…

Elon Musk says ‘extraordinary times’ call for U.S. need to increase oil and gas production

Elon Musk said the United States needs to increase oil and gas output immediately to decrease dependence on Russian supply.…

A Stand for Solar: How a united movement helped pause CA’s solar tax proposal — at least for now

Earlier this month, a small miracle of sorts happened in California. The California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) proposed new net…

Tesla launches efforts to stop CA’s solar tax, which Musk dubs as “anti-environment”

With the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) potentially taking a vote on its proposed new net metering rules as early…

Tesla seems to have avoided potential $41M headcount penalty at Buffalo Gigafactory

It seems that Tesla will avoid a massive $41.2 million penalty from the State of New York. The electric automaker…

Tesla Megapack, Autobidder to be deployed in big battery project in Queensland

Genex Power has executed a revenue deal agreement with Tesla. According to the deal, Genex Power will use the Autobidder…