HOUSTON – Tesla is expanding its footprint in Texas with a new manufacturing facility near Houston. The electric vehicle and clean energy company plans to establish a battery production plant in Brookshire, approximately 30 miles west of the city, focused on producing Megapacks—high-capacity energy storage units designed to support electrical grids.
The facility, located within the Empire West Business Park at 111 Empire West Blvd., will convert an existing 1 million-square-foot space and add an additional 600,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution site. Tesla expects to create up to 1,500 jobs within three years as part of the project.
To facilitate the development, Waller County officials have approved a tax abatement agreement with Tesla, set to run from 2026 to 2035. The agreement includes $44 million in facility improvements and the installation of $150 million in manufacturing equipment. The Brookshire City Council is also considering a similar tax incentive package for the project.
The Brookshire plant will be Tesla’s first Megapack factory in Texas, adding to its energy storage production sites in California, Nevada, and Shanghai. Megapacks can store enough energy to power approximately 3,600 homes for one hour, helping stabilize electrical grids and prevent outages.
Tesla has been increasing its presence in Texas, with its Gigafactory in Austin serving as a key hub for vehicle production. The company is also developing a lithium refinery near Corpus Christi to support battery production.
The Brookshire facility marks another step in Tesla’s commitment to clean energy solutions, providing large-scale battery storage as demand for renewable energy infrastructure continues to rise.