Tesla Quietly Plugs Giant Battery into the Texas Energy Grid
Gambit Energy Storage LLC, a Tesla subsidiary, is quietly building a more than 100 megawatt energy storage project in Angleton, Texas. A battery that size could power about 20,000 homes on a hot summer day.
by Dana Hull and Naureen Malik, Bloomberg News
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March 9, 2021
A Tesla battery bank in Ontario, Calif. A Tesla subsidiary registered as Gambit Energy Storage LLC is quietly building a more than 100 megawatt energy storage project in Angleton, Texas. (Ivan Penn/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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(TNS) — Elon Musk is getting into the Texas power market, with previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to an ailing electric grid that nearly collapsed last month. The move marks Tesla Inc.’s first major foray into the epicenter of the U.S. energy economy.