Fluence Energy, Inc. has announced it will begin production at a new manufacturing facility in Goodyear, Arizona.
The facility will produce enclosures made with U.S. steel and battery management system (BMS) hardware for the company’s grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).
The facility represents a milestone in Fluence’s commitment to bolstering domestic manufacturing, as it grows its network of U.S. manufacturing sites. The new facility is an integral part of the company’s strategy to onshore production of major products and components of grid-scale BESS.
Fluence is ramping up production at facilities in Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, and Utah that supply cells, modules, enclosures, thermal management systems, and battery management systems, in addition to its South Carolina-based inverter supplier.
These manufacturing partnerships represent approximately $700 million in investment, over 1,200 manufacturing jobs, and 450 construction jobs this year alone.
“Our goal is to fully onshore production, as quickly as possible, to be able to serve the entirety of our U.S. demand with products and components manufactured in the United States,” said Fluence Chief Product and Supply Chain Officer Peter Williams, in a statement. “This facility brings us closer to that goal, which is to enable our customers to benefit from secure, reliable, and domestically produced energy storage solutions.”
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