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Tesla

Tesla operates multiple Gigafactories in Texas, including a major manufacturing facility in Austin that produces electric vehicles and battery components while consuming significant electrical power from the Texas grid.

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July 12, 2026

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North Carolina Repeals Its Power Tax Break. Texas Never Had One to Lose.

Alternatives are maturing too, from GridMarket and Deployable Energy's 3 GW microreactor pipeline targeting 2030 to Renew Home's 16 GW of residential flexibility with Tesla and Sunrun.

June 28, 2026

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Chevron Bets $7B That Off-Grid Gas Is the Faster Path to Market

Sunrun, Tesla, and Renew Home committed over 16 GW of distributed capacity to hyperscalers and utilities, with 300+ MW ready now in Virginia's Data Center Alley.

May 22, 2026

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Dallas Wins #1 Globally as Corpus Christi Shows the Real Constraint

Enbridge's Cowboy Project adds 365 MW solar and 200 MW / 1,600 MWh of Tesla storage in Wyoming under Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power's Large Power Contract Service tariff, expanding the Meta partnership to 1.6 GW.

February 20, 2026

Big Tech's Grid Bypass Meets a 14-State Backlash

A podcast discussion with Drew Baglino, former Tesla energy and powertrain lead, flagged Heron Power's solid-state transformer technology as potentially eliminating roughly 70% of traditional electrical equipment at datacenters by distributing power directly to racks.

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