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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
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Operating Status: Planned
Target Jobs: 425
Current Jobs: 0
Capital Investment: $9.8 million
Congressional District: WV2
Government Subsidies:
Federal:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $9.8 million
Selected Sources:
“The Washington Post: West Virginia coal country will test power of Democrats’ climate bill”, Sparkz, Sparkz, 13 Aug 2022. 🔗
“Next-Gen Battery Maker Sparkz Announces Manufacturing Plant Planned For West Virginia”, Sparkz, Sparkz, 18 Mar 2022. 🔗
“The Washington Post: Electric battery maker to locate factory in northern WVa”, Sparkz, Sparkz, 30 Aug 2022. 🔗
“Sparkz bringing battery manufacturing facility to Taylor County”, Mike Nolting, WV MetroNews, 31 Aug 2022. 🔗
“Sparkz to build batteries in West Virginia”, Chris Randall, electrive.com, 21 Mar 2022. 🔗
“W.Va. Battery Manufacturer Gets $10 Million Federal Boost”, Curtis Tate, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, 23 Oct 2024. 🔗
“Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $430 Million to Accelerate Domestic Clean Energy Manufacturing in Former Coal Communities”, Energy.gov, 21 Oct 2024. 🔗
“Sparkz CEO Bullish On Batteries And Building Them Here”, Curtis Tate, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, 30 Oct 2024. 🔗
“New battery manufacturing facility in Taylor County hopes to provide jobs to displaced coal mine workers”, Jordan Massey, AOL.com, 30 Oct 2024. 🔗
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