AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla has filed plans to build a massive 96-stall Supercharger station in Willows, California, a project that would rank among the largest charging locations in the United States and complete an unbroken chain of Supercharger towns along Interstate 5 in Northern California.
The filing, spotted in permit documents on June 11, places the site at 475 North Humboldt Avenue, directly off I-5 and next to a Starbucks, a Holiday Inn, and a Best Western — the kind of amenity-rich real estate Tesla increasingly favors as it builds its next generation of destination-style charging hubs.
A Phased, All-V4 Buildout
Tesla plans the project in two phases. Phase 1 delivers 56 operational stalls supported by two solar canopies carrying a 122-kW photovoltaic array, a Megapack battery system storing more than 3.9 MWh, charging cabinets, transformers, and a pre-fabricated amenity building for drivers. Phase 2 adds the remaining 40 stalls and enlarges the amenity building, bringing the site to its full 96-stall capacity.
Every stall on the site plan is the newer V4 variant, paired with V4 cabinets that can power twice as many outlets as the older V3 hardware while cutting deployment costs. The approach mirrors the equipment Tesla is now shipping worldwide, including the folding-unit Superchargers it began deploying across Europe this week.
Closing the I-5 Gap
The location choice is strategic. Once Willows comes online, every town along this stretch of I-5 — Dunnigan, Williams, Corning, Red Bluff, Cottonwood, Anderson, and Redding — will have its own Supercharger, giving drivers on one of America's busiest transportation corridors a charging option at virtually every exit cluster.
