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Tesla lands in Texas for latest Megapack production facility

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Tesla has chosen the location of its latest manufacturing project, a facility that will churn out the Megapack, a large-scale energy storage system for solar energy projects. So, were trying to ramp output of the stationary battery storage as quickly as possible.”

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Tesla partners up to expand Virtual Power Plant program in Texas

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Tesla is a part of a new energy partnership in Texas set to help expand the company’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in the state, as announced by one energy provider this week. Along with Texas, Tesla currently has U.S. Storm Watch alone will save lives.

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Tesla launches first Virtual Power Plant in UK – get paid to use solar

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This feature enables users of solar panels and energy storage systems to sell their excess energy back to the grid. Tesla has operated several VPP programs worldwide, most notably in California, Texas, Connecticut, and the U.S. Tesla has launched its first-ever Virtual Power Plant program in the United Kingdom.

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Tesla unveils its LFP battery factory, claims it’s almost ready

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Tesla’s cheapest electric vehicles all utilize LFP cells, and its entire range of energy storage products, Megapacks and Powerwalls, also employ the more affordable LFP cell chemistry from Chinese manufacturers. The company is also working on a new Megapack factory in Texas. Electrek’s Take It’s nice to see this in the US.

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Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle adds home energy storage

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Ford Motor Company is expanding its MyEnergi Lifestyle program ( earlier post ), announced at last year’s CES, to include home energy storage. will demonstrate the benefits of integrating additional tools, such as the ability to store energy within the home after it is captured by solar panels.

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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

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Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems. (DOE Pecan Street Project (TX).