The power grid in Texas became infamous last February, when, as a result of unprecedented cold weather with wind, not only a significant part of residential areas, but also a number of manufacturing enterprises were left without power supply. This year, Tesla’s electric vehicles began warning their owners in Texas not to charge them during periods of peak energy consumption.
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It is known that some time ago, not only Tesla CEO Elon Musk moved to Texas, but also the company’s headquarters itself. Next door in Austin, a new Tesla Model Y electric vehicle assembly plant has been built and recently opened, which is preparing to put Semi trucks, Cybertruck pickups, a second-generation Roadster sports car, and even Optimus humanoid robots (Tesla Bot) on the assembly line for the foreseeable future. Apparently, Tesla will also assemble a robotic taxi here, so integrating the business into the local energy system is the most important task for the company.
As explains Electric, Tesla is actively building stationary energy storage facilities in Texas that will level out seasonal fluctuations in consumption. Solar panels and domestic energy storage systems are being installed in residential areas. One of the car owners on the pages Reddit admitted that his Tesla electric car issued a recommendation in the coming days to avoid charging between three in the afternoon and eight in the evening. It follows exactly the advice of the local electricity regulator, which, in light of the approaching hot season, urged Texas residents to limit their power consumption at this time of day. Recently, a surge in energy consumption in local power grids has already caused an emergency shutdown of six generating facilities. At the same time, citizens are advised to set the thermostats in their homes to 26 degrees Celsius and above.
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