Tesla’s North American Supercharger network hit a remarkable milestone over the Thanksgiving weekend. On Saturday, November 30, the Supercharger network in the United States and Canada delivered an astounding 12 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity in just one day.
The consumption figure was shared by Tesla’s Supercharging Director, Max de Zegher on X.
Yes! 12 GWh on Saturday 11/30 on the North American network.
— Max de Zegher (@MdeZegher) December 8, 2024
To put this milestone into perspective, 12 GWh is enough energy to charge over 300,000 Tesla vehicles, assuming an average battery size of 60 kWh and only charging from 20%-80%.
To put another perspective on just how much energy was consumed in a single day, we only have to look at a stat published by Tesla after publishing its Q3 2024 results. According to the company, its global Supercharger network delivered 1.4 terawatt-hours (TWh), or 1,400 GWh, of electricity during the third quarter.
That averages out to around 15-16 GWh of electric served out daily by Tesla’s Superchargers around the world, which compares to the 12 GWh delivered by just those in the US and Canada.
This metric also gives a good perspective on how much the Supercharger network has grown in recent years. Just over five years ago Tesla announced the network delivered 72 GWh of electricity in July 2019, averaging approximately 2.4 GWh per day. On November 30, the network delivered six times that amount, and only in North America.
Last month we had over 2 million Supercharger sessions, totalling 72 GWh of energy.
— Tesla (@Tesla) August 25, 2019
That could power:
– Hawaii for three days
– the Republic of Ireland for a day
– playing 'You're Beautiful' on repeat from every device in your house because Karen just left you
Statistics aside, the huge energy consumption figure points to another important aspect of the Supercharger network – its reliability. Despite the high demand during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the Supercharger network successfully handled a massive volume of energy transactions without major disruptions. Tesla says its Supercharger network has an uptime of 99.95%.
