Construction is expected to begin later this year on a massive lithium battery manufacturing plant within the borders of the Aerospace Research Campus in Tucson.
The project belongs to the company American Battery Factory, which is based in the northern Utah city of American Fork and is expected to cost around $450 million to complete.
It is thought that upon completion, the plant will be capable of producing a massive 3 billion watts of power on an annual basis.
The project will go up on a 267-acre site just to the south of the Tucson International Airport that is owned by Pima County. Altogether, the larger Aerospace Research Park measures just over 500 acres.
Founded in 2021, the American Battery Factory specializes in the production of high-performance prismatic Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries.
Members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors late last year agreed to sell the Aerospace Research Campus land to the American Battery Factory.
Upon the Supervisors’ vote, the Utah company announced that the new plant would comprise “an estimated $1.2 billion in capital investment, $3.1 billion in economic impact to the state,” accelerating the growth of a national clean energy economy.
The new plant is expected to be completed in 2026, with an expansion to be built in 2028.
By Garry Boulard
