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Sacramento County today welcomed Peak Energy to Metro Air Park as the company celebrated the opening of its first commercial manufacturing facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The project represents up to $71 million in capital investment, will create 249 jobs over the next five years and marks the culmination of a nearly two-year recruitment effort led by the Sacramento County Office of Economic Development (OED). As Peak Energy refined its facility plans, OED helped evaluate alternative sites and reconnected the company with key partners to keep the project moving forward.
"We're proud to welcome Peak Energy to Sacramento County and celebrate this milestone with their team," said Crystal Bethke, Director of the Sacramento County Office of Economic Development. "Projects like this take years of collaboration, and we're grateful to everyone who helped make this possible. Peak Energy is creating quality manufacturing jobs, investing in our community and strengthening an industry that's growing here. We're excited to see what's next."
The 180,000-square-foot facility at 7180 Badiee Drive will manufacture sodium-ion battery systems for utility-scale energy storage, renewable energy projects and electric grid applications. Peak Energy manufactures sodium-ion battery systems using abundant domestic materials instead of critical minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt. The technology offers an alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage and supports a more domestic energy supply chain.
The investment adds another advanced manufacturer to Metro Air Park, which offers more than 1,600 acres of entitled industrial land for large-scale development. Advanced manufacturing is one of the priority industries identified in Sacramento County’s Economic Development Strategic Plan. The project strengthens the County’s efforts to grow high-quality jobs, attract private investment and build a competitive clean technology ecosystem. It also expands Sacramento County's manufacturing base and creates opportunities for local workers, suppliers and future investment.