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Tesla Begins Groundworks on $10B ‘Project Crystal Sun’ in Texas

The 3,000-acre solar complex is expected to create 9,712 permanent jobs by 2033 and begin commercial production in early 2029, Tesla said.

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Tesla has started to perform earthworks engineering on the roughly 3,000-acre site in Fort Bend County, Texas, advancing the massive $10 billion Project Crystal Sun plan to build a vertically integrated solar manufacturing complex. Flyover drone footage from S.E. Robinson, Jr. released this morning shows the location under development. Tesla has crews on site performing […]

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Tesla began construction of a large solar panels factory in the vicinity of Houston, Texas. The project is estimated at $10 billion. Construction is planned to be completed in 2028, and commercial production is to be started in the first quarter of 2029. The plant will become vertically integrated: the main stages of solar cells will be concentrated on a single site. The post Project Crystal Sun: Tesla will build a new giant plant in Texas, firs…

On November 9, 2026, Elon Musk announced the start of work for Project Crystal Sun, Tesla's $10.1 billion solar plant near Houston, which is confirmed, and which is not.

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Tesla Magazine broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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