Planning scenarios · Updated 2026-11-06
Kokomo, Indiana Battery Plant Construction: Shower Trailer Planning for Crews
Two gigafactories, thousands of jobs: crew showers for builds and outages in Howard County.
Key points
- IEDC: Stellantis and Samsung SDI are establishing two StarPlus Energy gigafactories in Kokomo, planning $6.3 billion and 2,800 jobs.
- The U.S. Department of Energy reviewed the two Kokomo plants for possible loan support.
- Industrial builds bring large crews, shift work, and long maintenance outages later.
In a July 2024 release, the IEDC said Stellantis and Samsung SDI are establishing two StarPlus Energy gigafactories in Kokomo, with plans to invest $6.3 billion and create 2,800 jobs. The U.S. Department of Energy published a final environmental assessment for possible loan support for the same two plants. Projects at that scale bring big construction crews first, then recurring maintenance outages for the life of the plants.
What crews need
- Showers at shift change, sized by the general-industry ratio wherever a standard requires them.
- Restrooms close to the work fronts, not only at the gate.
- For out-of-town crews, sleeper containers and a laundry trailer when motels fill.
Sources
- IEDC news release, July 16, 2024 (READI 2.0 groundbreaking): Stellantis and Samsung SDI are establishing two StarPlus Energy gigafactories in Kokomo, with plans to invest $6.3 billion and create 2,800 new jobs.
- U.S. Department of Energy: EA-2263, StarPlus Energy LLC, Kokomo, Indiana: Final environmental assessment for potential federal loan support for two new battery manufacturing plants in Kokomo.
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.141: Sanitation (general industry): Where a standard requires showers, one shower for each 10 employees of each sex who shower on the same shift, with hot and cold water, soap, and individual clean towels.
Links checked 2026-11-06. Figures quoted above appear on the linked pages.
