
NatPower, a renewable energy infrastructure developer, has agreed to partner with Tesla on the first phase of a $5 billion battery storage program, representing one of the larger Megapack commitments announced to date. Tesla's energy generation and storage segment has been growing rapidly and now represents a meaningful share of overall revenue — a strategic offset as automotive revenue fell roughly 2.9% YoY on $94.8B in total FY revenue with net margins compressed to just 4.1%.
The deal gives Tesla's energy division a high-profile anchor customer and multi-phase revenue pipeline, though the exact value of phase one and the delivery timeline have not been publicly detailed. Investors will watch for how quickly this flows through to energy segment revenue, whether NatPower exercises subsequent phases, and if this deal attracts further large-scale Megapack contracts — all against a backdrop of still-squeezed overall margins and ongoing EV demand uncertainty.