Overview
- Tesla has agreed to buy the entire output of Zelestra’s planned 140-MWac Lumen Farm in northeast Texas under a long-term power purchase agreement.
- Zelestra says it expects to begin construction in 2027.
- The developer targets commercial operation in 2029 and neither company disclosed PPA pricing or which Tesla facilities will use the power.
- The agreement builds on a prior 57-MWac Tesla–Zelestra deal in Spain and expands Zelestra’s US corporate pipeline; Zelestra is EQT-backed and manages more than 16 GW of projects.
- The purchase reflects Tesla’s need for immediate, location-specific clean power to serve fast-growing Texas loads and highlights rising competition among hyperscalers and industrial buyers for ERCOT solar capacity.