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A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for an approximately USD 712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries for storing and distributing energy, according to a report by the Associated Press . The Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing plant, a part of Canadian Solar Inc, will employ 1,572 workers once the project reaches full capacity. Production is likely to begin in late 2025.
The plant will produce 20 feet long, 8 feet wide and nearly 9 feet tall batteries used to store energy at large scale. Such batteries can be paired with solar, wind or other forms of electricity generation and have an important role to play for a green energy future, the company said. The batteries make it possible to keep the power flowing when sources like wind and solar are not optimum.
State officials have offered a slew of performance-based tax incentives for the project, tied to the company’s investment, job creation and employee wages. The facility’s initial annual production will have a combined capacity of 3 gigawatt-hours. In the following years, the plant is expected to double production capacity to a combined 6 gigawatt-hours.
Limited production will start before the end of 2025 with widespread shipping and scaling expected in the first quarter of 2026..
