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Ambrosia Energy to build Texas battery factory for data centers

The Texas plant would make batteries to pair with solar panels, creating a round-the-clock clean power source for data centers that run off the grid; the cloud wants its own outlet.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:07 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by TechCrunch: “Ambrosia Energy will build a 10 GWh factory in Texas to make batteries for off-grid data centers”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 4:07 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Texas.
BBN covered this story before: AI Power Hunt Heads to TechCrunch Disrupt Stage (October 9).

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TechCrunchAmbrosia Energy will build a 10 GWh factory in Texas to make batteries for off-grid data centers

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA startup called Ambrosia Energy is building a ten gigawatt-hour battery factory in Texas, so solar panels can run off-grid data centers after the sun goes down.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTen gigawatt-hours! That's like charging every phone in Dallas, bro, probably twice.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentProbably, Kenji, but I'm keeping a list.