Short dive:
- E-Storage subsidiary Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing is investing approximately $712 million to build a 6-gigawatt-hour battery cell, module and packaging manufacturing plant in Shelbyville, Kentucky, according to a report. Press release of November 18th.
- The facility will span 1 million square feet and produce utility-scale battery energy storage systems, the company said in the release.
- The investment will create 1,572 jobs. According to e-Storage’s press release, production will begin by the end of 2025 and become full-scale by early 2026.
Diving information:
Initial production capacity will start at 3 GWh per year with the aim of increasing to 6 GWh by 2026, according to e-Storage President Colin Parkin.
The Shelbyville facility will also include a research and development laboratory that will cultivate collaboration with universities to expand their technologies, the company said in the release.
The upcoming plant will be located at the I-64 Logistics Center, strategically located just miles from Ford truck and assembly plants, Louisville International Airport and UPS Worldport, according to a release from ccommercial real estate company CBRE.
Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing will provide energy storage units to utility companies and project developers across the country in an effort to strengthen grid resiliency, reduce carbon emissions and support U.S. clean energy goals.
“These autonomous, modular solutions are critical to advancing the adoption of renewable energy in the United States by making solar and wind energy reliable and dispatchable,” e-Storage said in a statement.
Shelbyville’s next facility they will be part of the state one growing battery manufacturing ecosystem. The Japan-based AESC is building a $2 billion electric vehicle and energy storage battery plant in Bowling Green, scheduled to open in 2025. Ford Motor Co. build two joint battery plants with SK activated.