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KOREPlex
KORE Power
Buckeye, AZ, USA
-112.62197, 33.3745
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 35
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell
Project Announcement Date: 4/7/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2025
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 6 GWh
Operating Status: Cancelled
Target Jobs: 1250
Capital Investment: $1250 million
Congressional District: Republican
Government Subsidies:
Federal:
Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $850 million
Selected Sources:
“KORE Power closes Arizona gigafactory site acquisition”, Andy Colthorpe, Energy-Storage.News, 07 Apr 2022. 🔗
“The first wholly US-owned li-ion battery factory is going to be smart”, Michelle Lewis, Electrek, 01 Mar 2023. 🔗
“Arizona KOREPlex Battery Manufacturing Plant”, Center for American Progress, 29 Jan 2024. 🔗
“KORE Power Kicks off 2024 with Launch of Two US-Manufactured DC Blocks”, korepower.com, 10 Jan 2024. 🔗
“KORE Power ready for next step toward construction of battery plant in Buckeye”, Audrey Jensen, ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV), 27 Feb 2024. 🔗
“KOREPlex Site Plan Receives Key Approval in City of Buckeye, Arizona”, korepower.com, 29 Feb 2024. 🔗
“KORE Power CEO resigns, company nixes plans for $1 billion Arizona project”, Phoenix Business Journal, 31 Jan 2025. 🔗
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