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Fayette County battery plant denies report ramp-up is for data centers

L-H Battery, a joint venture in Fayette County, Ohio, has begun mass producing battery cells for energy storage systems, rather than solely for Honda electric vehicles as originally intended. While a Japanese publication reported the cells were for AI data centers, L-H Battery denies this, stating they have multiple uses. The article highlights Ohio's numerous data centers and the potential for on-site battery storage to alleviate grid pressure from such large energy consumers.