Tesla wants to supply electricity to the British

Tesla, Elon Musk's electric car and energy company, has filed an application with the UK energy regulator (Ofgem) to distribute electricity to UK homes, according to the authority's website, a first outside of Texas. The document formalizing this application, initially revealed by the Sunday Telegraph , is dated July 18 and signed by Andrew Payne, Tesla's director of energy for Europe.

Tesla had already obtained a license in 2020 to produce electricity in the United Kingdom, notably using its solar panels, without selling it directly to consumers. It is already active in the electricity distribution market in Texas.

Elon Musk's company is "looking to diversify further" in the UK, explains Susannah Streeter, an analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. "This is another example of Tesla's transformation, moving away from purely car manufacturing to becoming a major player in infrastructure and robotics."

Global Tesla car sales declined in the second quarter amid increased competition and backlash from its boss, Elon Musk,'s collaboration with the Donald Trump administration. In the UK, registrations of the brand fell from 2,462 in July 2024 to 987 in the same month in 2025, according to the country's Association of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).