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Natron Energy

New facility · Rocky Mount area (Kingsboro Megasite), NC · Energy & Electrical Equipment · Announced 2024-08-15

Investment$1,400,000,000Announced capital
Jobs1,062Reported jobs
StatusCanceled
VerificationConfirmedLast verified 2026-09-20

Sources & verification

  1. www.commerce.nc.gov ↗
  2. www.bpr.org ↗
Recorded publisher
Not recorded
Source quality
official primary, verified
Verification basis
Inherited verification

Project facts

Decision / announcement date
2024-08-15
Date precision
day
Sector
Energy & Electrical Equipment
Facility action
New facility
Facility type
Sodium-Ion Battery Gigafactory
Project status
Canceled

Figures & qualifications

Capital category
Committed
Capital scope
Site-specific
Jobs classification
New/Direct
Jobs basis
More than 1,000' new jobs (1,062 cited in JDIG detail) per NC Governor's press release; project subsequently collapsed before hiring targets were reached (see research_notes).

Natron Energy ceased operations in September 2025 and the plant was not built. The 2024 decision is recorded as made.

Not yet recorded · 4 fields

Project / facility · Transferred / retained jobs · Construction jobs · Statistical exclusion reason