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Tesla-SolarCity plant at Riverbend in South Buffalo. [Source: Derek Gee/Buffalo News]

Tesla 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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Tesla 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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UK 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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Elon 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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Tesla 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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Panasonic 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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Brewing 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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North 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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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 to meet...

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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 its $900...

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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 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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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, at 1.4...

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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 company said...

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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 of a...

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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 side of...