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Title: Tesla Launches Solar-Powered 'Oasis' Supercharger Station: 30-Acre
Solar Farm, 39 MWh of Off-Grid Batteries

Link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/06/...

"Tesla has launched its new Oasis Supercharger," reports Electrek, "the long-
promised EV charging station of the future, with a solar farm and off-grid
batteries." Early in the deployment of the Supercharger network, Tesla
promised to add solar arrays and batteries to the Supercharger stations, and
CEO Elon Musk even said that most stations would be able to operate off-
grid... Last year, Tesla announced a new project called 'Oasis', which
consists of a new model Supercharger station with a solar farm and battery
storage enabling off-grid operations in Lost Hills, California. Tesla has now
unveiled the project and turned on most of the Supercharger stalls. The
project consists of 168 chargers, with half of them currently operational,
making it one of the largest Supercharger stations in the world. However,
that's not even the most notable aspect of it. The station is equipped with
11 MW of ground-mounted solar panels and canopies, spanning 30 acres of land,
and 10 Tesla Megapacks with a total energy storage capacity of 39 MWh. It can
be operated off-grid, which is the case right now, according to Tesla. With
off-grid operations, Tesla was about to bring 84 stalls online just in time
for the Fourth of July travel weekend. The rest of the stalls and a lounge
are going to open later this year. The article makes that point that "This is
what charging stations should be like: fully powered by renewable energy."

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