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Moment Energy Completes Construction on the World's Largest EV Battery Repurposing Megafactory

The Surrey plant will turn retired EV batteries into storage systems for critical infrastructure and is expected to create more than 100 direct jobs.

  • On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Moment Energy officially opened Megafactory 1 in Surrey, British Columbia, establishing the world's largest facility for repurposing electric vehicle batteries into energy storage systems.
  • The facility launched just six weeks after the project was announced to address surging electricity demand across North America driven by AI, data centers, and grid modernization.
  • Pacific Economic Development Canada contributed a $4.9 million investment, adding to Moment Energy's recent US$40 million Series B financing round that brought total funding to more than $100 million.
  • The Surrey factory is expected to produce 1 GWh of battery energy storage by 2030, creating more than 100 direct jobs and supporting more than 1,000 indirect jobs across British Columbia.
  • Co-Founder and CEO Edward Chiang stated the company demonstrates that technology can enable North America to re-onshore domestic manufacturing in weeks, not decades, while creating thousands of jobs.
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PR Newswire broke the news in United States on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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