Tesla to build an energy storage facility with Japanese companies
Tesla said it will build an energy storage facility, with Japanese companies, using its rechargeable battery in Hokkaido in northern Japan, in a project, which will to start operating in third quarter of 2022.
Tesla will work with both Japanese power retailer and aggregator Global Engineering and engineering firm Ene-Vision to build the facility.
The facility will be connected to the grid with 6,095 kilowatts hour (kWh) capacity that could power about 500 homes, the companies said.
The project is estimated to cost around 300 million yen (YS$2.7 million), according to Reuters.
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