NextStar Energy is expanding into the energy storage world — along with making batteries for electric vehicles.

The manufacturer says its Windsor, Ont., factory will begin making energy storage system (ESS) battery cells designed to support commercial and grid-scale energy platforms. This will be through the company’s joint venture partners LG Energy Solution and Stellantis.

Exclusive Billion-dollar government deals with Stellantis, NextStar for EV battery plant revealed

The federal government has pledged up to $10 billion in production subsidies to NextStar Energy, the joint venture between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution that’s behind the battery plant. The other $5 billion is coming from the provincial government.

Monday's announcement does not mean the factory will stop produci

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