WARREN, Ohio – Northern Appalachia is an ideal location for energy storage cluster development, according to a study by Brite Energy Innovators and Cleveland State University’s Energy Policy Center.
The region’s low cost of living and its more than 200 commercial businesses suitable for regional energy storage industry involvement position it as a manufacturing hub, the study finds.
Brite commissioned the 139-county study, said Sara Daugherty, chief of staff of the Warren-based business incubator.
“As we’re part of national conversations to re-shore manufacturing and secure a domestic supply chain, this study confirms how northern Appalachia not only complements but is critical for the creation, production and adoption of energy storage technologies,” she said.
The study covered 32 counties in eastern Ohio, 52 in western Pennsylvania and 55 in West…