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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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