Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply energy to UK households
Elon Musk’s Tesla is plotting to enter the UK energy market and supply households in the coming months.
The company has sought approval for an energy licence from regulator Ofgem in order to take on energy supply giants including British Gas owner Centrica and Octopus Energy.
It hopes to start supplying energy to homes and businesses in Wales, England, and Scotland as soon as next year.
Licence
Tesla Energy Ventures applied for the licence last month, according to a new filing published by Ofgem.
The application was signed by Andrew Payne, director of the group’s energy business in Europe.
The electric car manufacturer, run by the world’s richest man, also has a solar energy and battery storage business.
It comes around two years after Tesla first started hiring for a head of operations to run its proposed energy supply business.
Tesla has been involved in the UK energy market since 2020, when it was granted a licence to be an electricity generator.
Waning demand
In the US, the group has been an electricity supplier in Texas for the past three years.
It comes amid a backdrop of waning demand for Tesla’s electric vehicles across Europe in recent months.
Industry figures showed an almost 60% plunge in the number of new Tesla registrations in the UK in July, compared with a year earlier.
Data showed that 987 new vehicles were registered in the UK in July compared with 2,462 in the same month a year earlier.
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If we pissed him off and that won’t be difficult to do, he would most likely just shut off our electricity.
So, nazi wants to sell power, makes a change to taking it.
If it wasn’t for Elon Goebbels this would be a great idea if it involved installing Tesla home batteries and solar roof tiles.
Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply energy FREE to ALL UK households.
No! Nope! No thank you! This git must not be allowed access to any infrastructure on this benighted island