New 168 bay Supercharger Station is Fully Powered By Solar And Batteries

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1. # New 168 Bay Supercharger Station is Fully Powered By Solar And Batteries

   Tesla has opened its largest Supercharger station in Lost Hills, California, featuring 164 stalls powered entirely by renewable energy. The facility uses 11 megawatts of solar panels—which also provide shade as parking canopies—feeding 10 Megapack batteries that store 39 megawatt-hours of energy.

   The solar-and-battery approach allowed Tesla to bypass lengthy utility grid connection delays, completing the project in under a year. Traditional grid upgrades can take months or years, creating a major bottleneck for fast-charging infrastructure. The company identified a critical charging shortage along the San Francisco-Los Angeles corridor and needed to act quickly for the 2025 holiday season.

   While the station has a small grid connection for future expansion, it operates essentially off-grid year-round, with sunshine powering vehicles on nearly every day. The project demonstrates Tesla’s vertical integration advantage—designing cars, chargers, and energy systems in-house—and represents a growing industry trend as other companies adopt similar battery-backed installations to accelerate deployment timelines.

2. The way of the future

3. Awesome to see

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