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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001289308-24-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ENS"
cik: "0001289308"
company_name: "EnerSys"
filed_at: "2024-02-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T02:07:24.904655+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EnerSys selects Greenville, SC for $500M lithium-ion gigafactory; 4 GWh capacity

## Summary
- Planned $500M investment in Greenville, SC, creating 500 jobs for lithium-ion cell production.
- Factory will have 4 GWh annual capacity; targets early 2025 construction start, late 2027 operations.
- Applied for ~$200M incentive package from South Carolina and Greenville County, plus IRA 45X tax benefits.
- Will manufacture various lithium-ion cell form factors for commercial, industrial, and defense uses.
- Second South Carolina site; follows June 2023 MOU with Verkor for potential U.S. gigafactory.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001289308-24-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ENS
- cik: 0001289308
- company_name: EnerSys
- filed_at: 2024-02-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289308/000128930824000009/0001289308-24-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289308/000128930824000009/ens-20240214.htm

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