starting off your weekend with us this morning, Governor Andy Beshear announced the largest job creation project in Kentucky since 2022. we share revealed a new battery plant is expected to bring jobs and money to Shelbyville.

Here's more from Kentucky additions Clayton Dalton.

>> Governor Andy Beshear is high profile economic announcements seemed to have a similar thing.

Batteries, Kentucky's largest economic development project announced in 2022. is the blue Oval SK Battery Park in Glendale, which produces batteries for electric vehicles today Beshear announced a new battery plant setting up shop in Shelbyville.

>> We are sharing incredible news that Shelbyville battery manufacturing is investing nearly 712 million dollars in Shelby County where it will build in innovative state-of-the-art industrial battery production facility.

This project is creating 1572 skilled, high-tech jobs for our Kentucky families.

Let's thank this company.

Through our investment in Shelbyville.

We will build a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery cell and packaging factory with initial production capacity of over 3 getting a one hours annually.

>> And expected expansion of that to 6 gigawatt hours.

Once the initial phase is complete, we plan to invest in fees to to double the capacity.

As I mentioned, to 6 get-go on ours.

And we think that will happen relatively quickly based on the demand.

>> Local leaders expressed how important this is for Shelby County.

>> The state-of-the-art battery manufacturing plant, which will soon become the largest employer in Shelby County signifies a bright future, not just for Shelbyville in for Shelby County, but also for the entire region.

>> The batteries made at this new plant are for electric vehicles.

They're much larger and their house in 20 foot shipping containers large-scale utilities like solar farms and hydroelectric operations use these industrial batteries to store power.

This year said Kentucky's historical role in energy production makes it the perfect place to lead the charge on renewable energy products.

>> For more than 2 centuries, Kentucky's natural resources in our incredible workforce.

Help Howard, this nation, the people of the Commonwealth fueled America's rise as an economic superpower and leader of the free world.

Once again, Kentucky is leading the charge.

In short, we already become the EV battery production capital of the United States.

But with this investment, we're putting our Stan on working to become just the battery capital of the United States of America.

This announcement also reflects something bigger.

Kentucky is becoming a hub for innovation and sustainable energy.

>> The presence of the state of the art battery manufacturing Shelbyville signals that we are not just keeping up with the future, but we're helping building.

>> Senate President Robert Stivers agrees he says today is a special day for Kentucky, end quote.

The General Assembly has worked to Foster a pro business environment in Kentucky, making us an attractive destination for global companies in, quote.

He says the Legislature looks forward to continuing this work with Governor Beshear.

For Kentucky edition.

I'm Clayton Dalton.

>> Thank you so much.

Clayton Beshear said the battery plant is expected to open by the end