SHELBY COUNTY, Ky. — One of the largest investments in Shelby County's history is expected to be complete by the end of next year.
Friday morning, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing, a subsidiary of e-Storage, is building a state-of-the-art, 6-gigawatt hour battery cell, module and packaging manufacturing facility on Logistics Drive in Shelbyville.
The project is a $712 million investment creating more than 1,500 skilled, high-tech jobs. Beshear said its the largest project for job creation in Kentucky since 2022.
"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," the governor added. "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."
Officials said the one-million-square-foot facility will begin production by the end of 2025.
“This new plant will allow us to provide our U.S. customers with cutting-edge, American-made battery energy storage products," Collin Parkin, president of e-Storage, said.
The new facility is the latest investment adding to Kentucky's significant growth in battery-related production, Beshear said.
Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers said the investment signifies a bright future for the region, "marking Kentucky as a leader in the global transition towards cleaner technologies."
"This is a special project in terms of how massive it is, but also how fast we're going to move together and how quickly the impact is going to be felt by our Kentucky families," Beshear said. "This is like winning a Super Bowl, and Shelby County just won this Super Bowl, but it was because of hard work and teamwork of so many good people."
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