A battery maker is relocating its headquarters from New Jersey to Pittsburgh, investing $352.9 million to make the move and to lease a new facility to expand its manufacturing operation in the Keystone State.
Eos Energy Enterprises, a manufacturer of zinc-based battery energy storage systems, is vacating its headquarters at 3920 Park Ave. in Edison. It occupies 63,000 square feet at that property, according to CoStar data.
The company will be relocating to the 40,000 square feet of Class A office space it's leasing at 2 Allegheny Center at the Nova Place complex in Pittsburgh. The relocation is underway, with the move to the new corporate offices expected to be completed next year.
As part of the growth, Eos will lease an existing 432,000-square-foot facility at 150 Thorn Hill Road at the Thorn Hill Industrial Park in Marshall Township in northern Allegheny County. Eos plans to add additional production lines at that site. It currently leases two facilities in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, where an initial phase of the expansion project began in 2024 with the installation of a new state-of-the-art automated production line.
Pennsylvania is investing $22 million into the Eos expansion, which is expected to create at least 735 new jobs and retain 265 current positions, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro's office.
“We’re doubling down on our efforts to aggressively compete for — and win — major projects like this one by cutting red tape, building out our skilled workforce, and investing in the next generation of energy technology," Shapiro said in a statement.
The headquarters relocation will help support Eos’s proprietary battery management system, software, controls and analytics platform, as well as its corporate operations. And aligned with its expanding software and engineering focus, Eos will strengthen its partnership with local universities, notably Carnegie Mellon University, to cultivate a skilled workforce proficient in robotics, artificial intelligence, computer science and engineering, according to the governor's office.
Shapiro has had some success attracting energy and infrastructure investment to the Pittsburgh area. Liberty Energy has unveiled plans to build a cutting-edge power generation facility in the region. That came in the wake of news about a $10 billion redevelopment project to transform a former Homer City coal-fired power plant into the nation's largest natural gas-powered artificial intelligence data center.
In addition, the governor's office recently announced several major investments aimed at boosting advanced manufacturing and clean energy in the region. Mitsubishi Electric Power Products is receiving more than $6.7 million in state support toward a $92.7 million manufacturing and testing facility, while Mainspring Energy will receive $8.6 million to help fund a 300,000-square-foot clean-tech manufacturing plant.
Founded in 2008, Eos develops and manufactures American-made aqueous zinc batteries, targeting the utility, industrial and commercial sector for power storage.