City Calls For Resumption Of Construction And Renewed Federal Commitment At Battery Factory
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At a Monday morning news conference in the lobby of City Hall, Mayor Drew Dilkens, along with members of City Council and City administration, addressed the impasse surrounding the construction of the NextStar Energy electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility.
The facility announced in March 2022, the facility was intended to include both the module and battery-cell components. Construction on the module section has recently come to a halt due to negotiations around incentives.
Dilkens emphasized the significant risk the construction stoppage poses to Windsor’s jobs, growth, and economic outlook, raising concerns about whether the city will see the full plant as initially promised, including the battery-cell, module, and research-and-development components.
He also announced his intention to bring forward a Notice of Motion urging the federal government to act swiftly to finalize the agreement to keep the project moving forward and to avoid jeopardizing other economic development efforts in the future.
