Form Energy Could Provide Billions in Economic Impact

The Form Energy battery manufacturing facility proposed for Weirton could have an annual economic impact of more than $155 million, according to officials with West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics.
The report, compiled by Christiadi, Ph.D., and John Deskins, Ph.D., using data provided by the West Virginia Development Office, looks at the potential impact, through direct and secondary means, for West Virginia’s economy.
“The plant is expected to begin operations in…