Tesla is going to build a new megafactory near Houston to operate a battery storage facility, Electrek reported on Wednesday, citing a tax abatement agreement with Waller County in Texas. The electric vehicle company is going to build and manage its Megapack energy products in over a 1-million-square-foot building near Katy,

Tesla Inc. is planning a grid-scale battery manufacturing site in Waller County that’s expected to create 1,500 jobs in thee years. The site will build the Austin company’s Megapack batteries, a large-scale energy storage system for solar and other renewable energy projects.

Tesla plans to lease two buildings in Brookshire's Empire West Business Park, which is being developed by Dallas-based Stream Realty Partners. In 2022, Tesla leased the 1.04 milli