Tesla’s utility-scale batteries are coming to Texas

Elon Musk is bringing his utility-scale battery ambitions to the Lone Star state. An

under-the-radar Tesla subsidiary has been at work building a 100 MW

energy storage project in Angleton, Texas, according to an application

with the Public Utilities Commission of Texas and other documents.

Bloomberg was the first to report on the documents and link a previously unknown subsidiary to Tesla. Gambit

Energy Storage LLC applied for an application with the Public Utilities

Commission of Texas, the regulatory body charged with overseeing the

state’s electric utilities, in June of last year. Gambit said in the

application, viewed by TechCrunch, that it intends to provide wholesale

electricity and grid-balancing services on the Energy Reliability

Council of Texas grid. The project is located in Angleton, a town about

50 miles west of Galveston near the Gulf Coast. The project’s proposed date of commercial operation is June 1, according to reporting from Bloomberg.