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Ambrosia Energy to build Texas battery factory for off-grid data…

The startup says its batteries will pair with solar panels to form a round-the-clock clean power plant; the chatbots will never have to sleep.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 11:06 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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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 11:06 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
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

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA startup called Ambrosia Energy is building a ten gigawatt-hour battery factory in Texas, and the batteries are meant to power data centers that sit completely off the grid.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the robot brain gets its own private power plant. That's like giving your toaster a dedicated power grid.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's solar panels plus batteries, so the lights stay on at night.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe question is whether the chatbot needed all that to tell you a recipe.

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