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Tesla Solar receives blow from revised incentives in California

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California is instituting a new pay structure for residential solar systems, which could dramatically damage demand for Tesla Solar products, but it isn’t all bad news. Luckily, Tesla Energy may come out unscathed thanks to a new incentive program for energy storage products.

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Tesla-powered Slovenian company launches third–and largest–Megapack project

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A Tesla-powered Slovenian energy company has just launched its third–and largest–Megapack project to date, helping support 70 percent of the country’s energy grid. Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019.

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UPDATE: Tesla adds 500k square feet to Gigafactory Texas for ‘ecological paradise’

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Update: Elon Musk told Teslarati the expansion plans will accommodate Tesla Giga Texas’s “ecological paradise.” Tesla has revised its application for Giga Texas to reveal a potential 500,000 square foot expansion of the automaker’s electric vehicle production factory located outside of Austin.

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Tesla pushes off-peak charging hours in California back to 9 PM

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Tesla has officially pushed its off-peak charging hours in California back two hours to 9 PM, giving those who wish to avoid higher kilowatt-hour charging rates a slightly later timeframe to abide by. Off-peak charging rates allow Tesla owners to charge their vehicles for a reduced rate per kWh. ” Credit: Tesla.

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Tesla car batteries are being used in a study on how EVs could help power the grid

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In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia stated that it would be recruiting Tesla owners across the globe to analyze if the all-electric vehicles’ spare battery capacity could be utilized to support the energy grid — and perhaps even power homes in the near future.

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Tesla Energy to be part of ‘change in U.S. generation portfolio’: DOE

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Department of Energy has announced that products like the Tesla Megapack will radically alter the country’s energy generation system in the coming years. The Energy Information Administration (EIA), a part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has released a report stating that U.S.

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

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megawatt Tesla Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS) located at Moss Landing, which officially certifies the project to join the company’s grid. The batteries then provide additional capacity by sending the reserved power to the energy grid when demand increases. “We

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