Tesla is tentatively considering the UK energy market, lodging an application with Ofgem for an electricity generation licence and allowing the company to “supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be so given” within Great Britain, the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain or in a Renewable Energy Zone.

Signed by Evan Rice, sales director, Energy Products –EMEA for Tesla, the exact purpose is unclear. Tesla, best known for its cars, is also a pioneer in energy storage with both domestic and large battery storage capacity, and is also a leader in machine learning for energy distribution. However, so far it has neither entered the electricity generation or distribution markets.

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