Gov. Justice announces Our Next Energy (ONE) to build battery storage system manufacturing facility in Jackson County

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Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, has entered into an agreement with the State of West Virginia to locate its Aries Grid battery storage system manufacturing facility in Ravenswood, at the Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables (BHE Renewables) microgrid business site.

ONE will use a 40,000 sq. ft. industrial building already located on the Ravenswood site to assemble Aries Grid, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) utility-scale battery system that can serve as long-duration energy storage. Millwood is an ideal location to build Aries Grids as BHE Renewables selected ONE as its partner for utility-scale battery storage at its microgrid business site. With today's announcement, the Aries Grid battery will be manufactured in West Virginia.

"Today's announcement is a proud day for all West Virginians," Gov. Justice said. "We're welcoming ONE to West Virginia with open arms, and we're continuing to celebrate our ability to compete and attract world-class businesses to our great state. The Aries Grid battery storage system manufacturing facility enables hardworking West Virginians to continue their legacy producing America's energy, and I couldn't be more excited for ONE to build their new home in Almost Heaven, West Virginia."

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