SHELBYVILLE, KY. — Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing, a subsidiary of e-Storage, has announced plans to develop a $712 million project in Kentucky, establishing a 6-gigawatt hour battery cell, module and packaging manufacturing facility.
Based in Canada, e-Storage is a subsidiary of Canadian Solar — a battery energy storage systems design, manufacturing and integration company.
Upon completion, the development will comprise a 1 million-square-foot building located on Logistics Drive in Shelbyville, roughly 35 miles east of Louisville. Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing will produce self-contained energy storage systems at the facility that will be packaged into modular, containerized utility-scale batteries.
“The new plant will allow us to provide our U.S. customers with cutting-edge, American-made battery energy storage products,” says Colin Parkin, president of e-Storage.
According to a press release issued by the office of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, the project will create 1,572 permanent jobs and marks the third-largest project for job creation during Beshear’s administration, which began in 2019.
In August, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) preliminarily approved a 15-year incentive agreement with Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing to provide up to $35 million in tax incentives. The authority also approved the manufacturer for up to $5 million in tax incentives through the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act.
The new e-storage operation represents the largest economic development project announced in Kentucky this year as well as the largest investment and job creation announcement on record for Shelby County, according to Beshear.
Production at the plant is scheduled to begin before the end of 2025.
— Hayden Spiess