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December 15, 2025, 7:44 PM EST. Ford plans to repurpose its Glendale, Kentucky EV battery plant into a hub for manufacturing battery energy storage systems (BESS), aiming to serve the electric grid and data centers. The company will invest about $2 billion over two years to scale this line, building LFP prismatic cells, BESS modules, and 20-foot DC container systems for storage projects larger than 5 MWh. Initial production could begin in about 18 months, with a goal to deploy at least 20 GWh/year by 2027. The move follows a joint venture: Ford will own the Kentucky plants, while SK On will operate the Tennessee plant. Ford also plans a Michigan facility for residential storage and cells for its next midsize EV on the Universal EV Platform.