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Musk's Tesla applies to supply power to British homes

If approved by the energy watchdog Ofgem, it would allow the US firm to take on the UK's dominant suppliers.

Tesla, which is best known as one of the world's biggest makers of electric vehicles (EV), also has a solar energy and battery storage business. The application, which was signed by Andrew Payne who runs Tesla's European energy operations, was filed late last month. Tesla has sold more than a quarter of a million EVs and tens of thousands of home storage batteries in the UK, which could help it gain access to a sizeable customer base for an electricity supply business.

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