LG Energy Solution said on August 18, 2026, that production has begun at its new 226-acre battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. The company said LG Energy Solution Michigan-Lansing is designed to support both energy storage systems and electric vehicle applications, and it is expected to expand Michigan’s manufacturing base as operations scale up.
The plant will produce large-format lithium-iron phosphate battery cells for energy storage systems. Those cells will be integrated by LG Energy Solution Vertech, the company’s U.S. energy storage division, into complete systems for utility-scale, grid-scale, and other commercial and industrial uses. The Lansing site will also make nickel-manganese-cobalt cells for Toyota, including batteries intended for the 2027 Toyota Highlander EV, which will be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in Georgetown, Kentucky.
LG Energy Solution said the Lansing facility is expected to reach more than 35 gigawatt-hours of annual battery production capacity at full-scale output. The company added that the site currently employs about 900 people and that headcount is expected to rise to 1,700 at full capacity. Since 2022, LG Energy Solution has invested more than $2 billion in the Lansing project.
The opening event included participation from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, U.S. Representative Tom Barrett, and Sangwoo Hong, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago. LG Energy Solution said the new plant reinforces its long-term commitment to Michigan, where it now operates facilities in Holland and Lansing, in addition to a North American regional group and research and development center in Troy. The company said its total investment in Michigan has exceeded $5 billion since 2010.
LG Energy Solution also said growing electricity demand in the U.S. is increasing the need for energy storage. Batteries made in Lansing are expected to support more reliable energy dispatch for utilities, including DTE Energy. By the end of 2026, the company plans to have more than 50 gigawatt-hours of LFP cell-making capacity in North America across five facilities, with 80% of its global energy storage capacity expected to be in North America by year-end.
Source: LG Energy Solution
