Governor Andy Beshear recently joined local leaders and executives to announce the largest economic development project in Shelby County’s history and the largest jobs announcement in the commonwealth in more than two years.
Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing, a subsidiary of e-Storage, is investing nearly $712 million in the project in Shelbyville.
Supporting Energy Storage
The project will establish a state-of-the-art, 6-gigawatt hour battery cell, module and packaging manufacturing facility in a one million-square-foot building located on Logistics Drive in Shelbyville.
These self-contained energy storage systems will be packaged into modular, containerized utility-scale batteries.
Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing will support e-Storage’s rapidly growing U.S. energy storage business and deliver American-made energy storage solutions to customers throughout the United States.
“We are proud to be a part of the growing energy technology transformation across the U.S., and we are thrilled to announce our investment in a new, state-of-the-art industrial battery cell, module and packaging plant in Shelbyville, Kentucky that will employ over 1,500 Kentuckians,” said Colin Parkin, President of e-Storage. “This new plant will allow us to provide our U.S. customers with cutting-edge, American-made battery energy storage products.”
The new facility is expected to create 1,572 jobs.
This represents the third-largest project for job creation during the administration and the fourth-largest investment.
Continued Economic Growth
The investment adds to Kentucky’s significant growth in battery-related production.
Since the start of the administration, Governor Beshear has announced projects across every phase of the electric vehicle lifecycle, from production of batteries and their components to recycling.
The addition of utility-scale energy storage production represents further investment in emerging technologies and diversification of Kentucky’s battery-related industries.
“I want to thank Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing for their investment in Kentucky and the Shelbyville community,” said Governor Andy Beshear. “This is the single largest investment and job creation announcement we have on record for Shelby County, and it is the largest project Kentucky has seen this year. This project will solidify our role as a leader in the country’s energy storage sector and will transform our economy, creating opportunities for Kentucky families for generations.”
e-Storage, based in Ontario, Canada, is a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and integration of battery energy storage systems for utility-scale applications.
For more information on e-Storage, visit csestorage.com.
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