A pioneering grid-battery factory is headed for this California city

Startup Peak Energy launched in 2023 with a promise to bring the up-and-coming sodium-ion battery chemistry to American shores. Now, it’s building a gigafactory in Sacramento, California, that will be the country’s first to produce sodium-ion battery storage plants for the grid.

First covered Jul 10, 2026 · 1:30 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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78d Canary Media A pioneering grid-battery factory is headed for this California city — Startup Peak Energy launched in 2023 with a promise to bring the up-and-coming sodium-ion battery chemistry to American shores.

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peakenergy.com Peak Energy Selects Sacramento to Build America's First Sodium-Ion Grid Storage Factory

prnewswire.com Peak Energy Selects Sacramento to Build America's First Sodium-Ion Grid Storage Factory

greatersacramento.com Peak Energy Selects Sacramento to Build America’s First Sodium-Ion Grid Storage Factory - Greater Sac Economic Council

finance.yahoo.com Peak Energy Selects Sacramento to Build America's First Sodium-Ion Grid Storage Factory

cbsnews.com First-of-its-kind sodium-ion battery plant to open in Sacramento's Metro Air Park - CBS Sacramento

Appeared in: 2026-07-11 (#18) · 2026-07-13 (#10)

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