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Sparkz West Virginia Battery Factory
Sparkz
Bridgeport, WV, USA
-80.2092555, 39.2862373
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 484
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Pack
Project Announcement Date: 3/18/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2024
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Operating Status: Planned
Target Jobs: 425
Current Jobs: 0
Congressional District: Republican
Government Subsidies:
Federal:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $9.8 million
Selected Sources:
#1: The Washington Post: West Virginia coal country will test power of Democrats’ climate bill - sparkz.energy - 08-13-2022
#2: Next-Gen Battery Maker Sparkz Announces Manufacturing Plant Planned For West Virginia - sparkz.energy
#3: The Washington Post: Electric battery maker to locate factory in northern WVa - sparkz.energy
#4: Sparkz bringing battery manufacturing facility to Taylor County - WV MetroNews - wvmetronews.com - 08-31-2022
#5: Sparkz to build batteries in West Virginia - electrive.com - www.electrive.com
#6: W.Va. Battery Manufacturer Gets $10 Million Federal Boost - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - wvpublic.org
#7: Energy - www.energy.gov
#8: Sparkz CEO Bullish On Batteries And Building Them Here - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - wvpublic.org
#9: New battery manufacturing facility in Taylor County hopes to provide jobs to displaced coal mine workers - www.aol.com
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