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Tesla building 100-Megawatt battery park in Angleton to provide power when needed
Tesla project in Angleton to add power to the state’s power grid
FOX 26 Business Reporter Tom Zizka has more on a project being built in Angleton that will add power to the state s power grid.
ANGLETON, Texas - After the Big Freeze revealed weaknesses in the Texas power-grid, Tesla appears ready to offer some help with a unique project, in Angleton.
Bloomberg first reported the project, calling it a secret Tesla project to build a massive battery park that would plug into the state s power needs.
If it s a secret, it s a well-known one in Angleton.
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A Tesla subsidiary called Gambit Energy Storage LLC might be constructing a giant battery just outside of Houston.
The idea is to plug the utility-scale battery into the power grid the same one that caused February s devastating power outages.
If true, the battery could provide enough power for about 20,000 homes on a hot summer day,
Last month s massive power outages in Texas made one thing abundantly clear: the state s energy infrastructure is in need of a major overhaul. So naturally, Elon Musk, Texas s newest resident, is on the case.
A Tesla subsidiary called Gambit Energy Storage LLC is reportedly constructing a massive ad-hoc battery that can plug right into Houston s feeble power grid, according to a recent report in
While we're accustomed to hearing the name Tesla in conjunction with sleek, electric automobiles, they've been working on residential energy technology for years.