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Power plant · EIA plant code 65070

Austin TX GigaFactory

Operator
Tesla Inc.
Location
Travis, TX (county level only)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Nameplate capacity
5.4 MW
Summer capacity
5.4 MW

Planned changes reported to EIA: 1 proposed generator.

U.S. Energy Information Administration · Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0

Generation in 2025

Net generation
0 MWh
Capacity factor
0.0%

Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours each generator was in service that year, counted by month.

U.S. Energy Information Administration · Power Plant Operations Report (Form EIA-923) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 11, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0

Emissions

eGRID2023 (revision 2) reports no carbon dioxide for this plant.

Emissions are for 2023, the newest eGRID year. Generation is for 2025, the newest EIA-923 year.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) · data for 2023 · as of Jun 16, 2025 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0

Generators

Generators at Austin TX GigaFactory
GeneratorTechnologyEnergy sourceNameplateOperating sinceStatus
A04Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2.3 MWProposed, planned start 2026 · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (TS) Construction complete, but not yet in commercial operation
B05Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1.2 MW2025Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating
B07Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1.1 MW2025Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating
C01Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1.2 MW2025Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating
C02Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1.9 MW2023Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating

U.S. Energy Information Administration · Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860M) · data for 2026-09 · as of Oct 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0

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