Illinois plant’s battery production raises national security concerns – Center Square

The Gotion plant, backed by $536 million in tax credits Gov. JB Pritzker approved, was originally pitched as an electric vehicle battery facility. At a recent village board meeting, Manteno Trustee CJ Boudreau said Gotion is instead producing large-format batteries for data centers, with strong safety measures in place. Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon warns that foreign-made components could enable spying or shutdowns of critical internet infrastructure.