en.Wedoany.com Reported - LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced on July 14, 2026, that it will supply batteries for Google's large-scale solar and energy storage project, the "Steel River Energy Center," in Arkansas, USA, with a transaction value reaching hundreds of billions of KRW.

The project, jointly developed by Google and independent renewable energy producer Cypress Creek Energy, is the largest integrated solar and storage project in Google's global portfolio. The initial phase will deploy 1.6 GW of solar power generation and approximately 2 GWh of battery energy storage, with operations planned to begin in 2029. Subsequent expansion will increase capacity to 2.5 GW of solar and 2.9 GWh of storage, enough to power over 315,000 households. Google will purchase the entire initial output of the project through a virtual power purchase agreement.

LG Energy Solution will supply its lithium iron phosphate battery energy storage system JF2 DC Link, manufactured at its North American facilities, for the project, delivered through its U.S. subsidiary LG Energy Solution Vertech. Google stated that all core equipment for the project will be procured through local North American supply chains, including photovoltaic modules produced by First Solar and locally sourced steel from Arkansas.

Amid the increasingly stringent regulatory environment in the U.S. targeting the Chinese battery supply chain, LG Energy Solution has gained a competitive advantage through its local North American production system. The company currently operates energy storage battery production bases in Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Canada, and plans to start operations at the Lansing, Michigan plant within the year. It aims to increase its global energy storage production capacity to over 60 GWh by the end of this year, with more than 50 GWh located in North America.