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Tesla is connecting a mega battery into an electric power grid near Houston, Texas, according to Bloomberg<\/a>. It is the equivalent of plugging in more than 16,000 houses\u2019 worth of power into the grid, according to Gizmodo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The battery can hold 100 megawatts of power, which could possibly provide electricity for around 20,000 houses when the weather heats up during the hot spring and summer months.<\/p>\n

An auxiliary of Tesla, known as Gambit Energy Storage LLC, has been covertly operating the project. Its exact location is in Angleton, Texas, which is about 40 miles south of Houston.<\/p>\n

The project is promising considering the recent winter storm that wreaked havoc on the state\u2019s power grid. That storm caused nearly 3 million households in Texas last month to lose power for several days.<\/p>\n

\u201c@ERCOT_ISO is not earning that R,\u201d Musk said in a recent tweet after the storm.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gambit\u2019s battery has a \u201cproposed commercial operation date\u201d of June 1, according to an official with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., or ERCOT, the non-profit organization that operates Texas’s electrical grid for more than 26 million Texans.<\/p>\n

The project is using lithium iron phosphate batteries that could last 10 to 20 years, according to Ars Technica<\/a>. Musk also recently relocated to Texas and is expanding his operations there.<\/p>\n

While Tesla will not confirm the new operation, an SEC filing shows that Tesla owns Gambit<\/a>. That company also shares the address of a Tesla facility near its auto plant in Fremont, Calif.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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