Tesla starts earthworks at $10B 'Project Crystal Sun' solar site
Earthworks have begun on the roughly 3,000-acre Fort Bend County site — the first visible construction step since the Oct. 22 incentive approvals.
Per Teslarati, Tesla has started earthworks on the roughly 3,000-acre site in Fort Bend County, Texas: heavy clearing, equipment staging and grading. Tesla has not announced a formal groundbreaking.
The project is about $10 billion, with construction targeted for 2026–2028 and commercial production slated to begin in Q1 2029. Fort Bend County approved four incentives for the project on Oct. 22.
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