Form Factory 1 (former Weirton Steel site)
Form Energy, Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia
Form Factory 1 (former Weirton Steel site) in Weirton, West Virginia is Form Energy’s plant for iron-air multi-day grid batteries. Status: operating (reported) as of May 2025 (production started, reported by news and not yet confirmed by the company or state). Form Energy announced $760 million and 750 jobs. Primary source: governorjustice.wv.gov, checked November 1, 2026.
- Status
- Operating (reported)
- Announced investment
- $760 million
- Announced jobs
- 750
- Industry
- Electrical equipment
- Sheet
- WV-02
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Status timeline
- Announcedgovernorjustice.wv.gov
- Opened (reported)weirtondailytimes.com
- Production started (reported)heraldstaronline.com
Filled dots are confirmed by a company, state, SEC or federal source. Dashed dots come from news reports only. Investment and job figures are as announced, not achieved.
Plant facts
| Company | Form Energy |
|---|---|
| Plant | Form Factory 1 (former Weirton Steel site) |
| Location | Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia |
| Industry | Electrical equipment |
| Product | Iron-air multi-day grid batteries |
| Announced investment | $760 millionUp to $760M total, public and private financing |
| Announced jobs | 750 |
| Last checked | November 1, 2026 |
Sources
- WV Governor week in review: Form Energy Weirton (state release, governorjustice.wv.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- WV Governor: HB 2882 signing at Form Energy site (state release, governorjustice.wv.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- Senate ENR: DOE selects Form Energy for up to $150M (federal notice, energy.senate.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- Weirton Daily Times: Factory 1 ready for trial production (news report, weirtondailytimes.com, checked November 1, 2026)
- Herald-Star: first shippable units under construction (news report, heraldstaronline.com, checked November 1, 2026)
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