Tesla files to become an electricity provider in Texas
USA, Texas: Tesla wants to sell electricity directly to customers in Texas, according to an application filed with the Public Utility Commission there.
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USA, Texas: Tesla wants to sell electricity directly to customers in Texas, according to an application filed with the Public Utility Commission there.
The application follows the start of a big battery build out by Tesla in Angleton, Texas (near Houston), where it aims to connect a 100 MW energy storage system to the grid. A source has reported on the application, submitted by a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesla called Tesla Energy Ventures.
Tesla has also built several utility-scale energy storage systems around the world, including one east of Los Angeles, another underway in Monterey, California, and two in Australia.
Musk’s name was not directly listed on the Tesla Energy Ventures application. At the helm of that subsidiary, in the role of President, is Ana Stewart, Tesla’s director of regulatory credit trading.
According to her resume, which was part of the application, Stewart has helped Tesla net over $3.8 B from regulatory credits since 2017.
Should it gain approval as a retail electric provider in Texas, Tesla Energy Ventures will use employees from Tesla’s energy division — the same one that sells solar rooftops — to drum up sales and provide customer service in the state. Tesla’s application also notes that it will work with Engie Energy Marketing on scheduling.
Source: CNBC