INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Form 1
Form Energy
Weirton, WV, USA
-80.593217, 40.419135
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 259A
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Storage Battery
Project Announcement Date: 12/22/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2024
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 0.5 GWh
Current Annual Production: 0 GWh
Operating Status: Operating
Target Jobs: 750
Current Jobs: 450
Capital Investment: $760 million
Congressional District: WV2
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $290 million
Federal:
Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $0 million
Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $150 million
Selected Sources:
“Form Energy Breaks Ground On Form Factory 1 In Weirton, Wv”, Form Energy, PR Newswire, 26 May 2023. 🔗
“Form Energy’s Iron-Air Battery Factory in Weirton Ready To Begin Trial Production”, CRAIG HOWELL, Interlligencer Net, 12 Sep 2024. 🔗
“Form Factory 1 ready for expansion”, Craig Howell, weirtondailytimes.com, 14 Oct 2024. 🔗
“Form Energy Secures Financing to Expand Iron-Air Battery Business and Operations”, Paul Ciampoli, Public Power, 11 Oct 2024. 🔗
“Form Energy Powers Up To Ship First Batteries From Weirton Factory”, JOSELYN KING, The Intelligencer, 05 May 2025. 🔗
“Restructuring affecting some employees at Form Factory 1”, CRAIG HOWELL, Weirton Daily Times, 04 Feb 2025. 🔗
“West Virginia town eyes comeback as Trump targets green spending”, NBC news, 18 Jul 2025. 🔗
“Moundsville City Manager Among Group Touring Weirton’s Form Energy Plant”, SHELLEY HANSON, The Intelligencer, 12 Oct 2025. 🔗
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