The Glendale, Kentucky gigafactory ran electric vehicle battery production until December 2025 and is now named Ford Energy Systems. Kentucky Utilities serves the site under a special contract with a Maximum Contract Demand of 140 MW in the first year and 260 MW each year thereafter. Ford plans to retool the site for LFP battery cells and battery energy storage systems.

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Contracted demand: 140 MW; under construction · Apr 14, 2023
Contracted demand: 260 MW; under construction · Apr 14, 2023
Planned demand: 260 MW; under construction · Apr 14, 2023
Planned demand: 225 MW; under construction · Apr 14, 2023
Planned demand: 254 MW; under construction · Feb 28, 2025

Ford Energy assumed ownership of the Glendale site, and the gigafactory ran EV battery production until December 2025. Ford Energy Systems operations will span LFP prismatic battery cell manufacturing and assembly of battery energy storage system modules. Units are planned for availability beginning in late 2027.

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Electricity and grid: Kentucky Utilities has the exclusive right to provide retail electric service at the Glendale Megasite. The special contract sets a Maximum Contract Demand of 140 MW in the first year and 260 MW each year thereafter, with an expected combined demand of 260 MW for two plants. Utility testimony projected load of 260 MW at summer peak and 225 MW at winter peak. Service is network service through a new 345kV/138kV Glendale South substation, and the contract provides firm power.

Ownership and investment: Ford Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. The original announced investment was $5.8 billion by Ford and SK On, on a 1,551-acre site near Interstate 65. Ford is investing a further $2 billion in the facility for energy storage manufacturing.

Facility

Activity: LFP prismatic battery cells and battery energy storage system modules
Industry: Manufacturing
Site type: Campus
Operating status: Idled
Reported Feb 9, 2026
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