SK Battery America operates two EV battery plants in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. The plant is a wholly owned subsidiary of SK On and is converting part of its lines to LFP batteries for energy storage. Georgia Power supplies power through a gas insulated switchgear substation.

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SK Battery America operates two EV battery plants in Commerce, Georgia. SK On announced it will use part of the EV lines for LFP batteries for energy storage, with mass production scheduled for October. A March 2026 reduction cut 958 jobs.

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Electricity and grid: A Georgia Power gas insulated switchgear facility is the power supply heading to the SK battery plant, and an onsite substation was built directly for Georgia Power. Electrical systems at the plant include solar panels.

Ownership and capacity: SK Battery America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SK On. The two plants have a combined capacity of 22 GWh of battery cells a year, after $2.6 billion invested since 2019.