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Natron Energy Rocky Mount Facility
Natron Energy
Edgeville, NC, USA
-77.6725009, 35.914002
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 638
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Storage Battery
Project Announcement Date: 8/15/2024
Target for Starting Production: 2027
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 24 GWh
Current Annual Production: 0 GWh
Operating Status: Cancelled
Target Jobs: 1062
Current Jobs: 0
Capital Investment: $1400 million
Congressional District: NC1
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $185.9 million
Selected Sources:
“Battery Maker Chooses Rocky Mount for $1.4B Plant”, Mike Boyd, Connect CRE, 15 Aug 2024. 🔗
“Battery maker plans more than 1,000 jobs, $1.4B plant to Edgecombe County”, Jack Hagel, WRAL.com, 15 Aug 2024. 🔗
“Governor Cooper Announces 1,000 New Jobs in Edgecombe County as Natron Energy Selects the Kingsboro Megasite Company to invest nearly $1.4 billion to build innovative sodium-ion battery gigafactory”, nc.gov, 14 Aug 2024. 🔗
“Exclusive From The Electric: The Battery Industry Crisis Catches Up To Natron, Until Now a Rare Winner”, Steve LeVine, Information.com, 30 Jun 2025. 🔗
“It promised a $1.4 billion NC factory. Now, Natron Energy is low on cash.”, Brian Gordon, Raleigh News & Observer, 18 Jul 2025. 🔗
“Natron Energy, company behind $1.4 billion NC project, is going out of business”, Brian Gordon, Raleigh News & Observer, 02 Sep 2025. 🔗
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