LANSING, Mich. – Two alternative energy companies plan to buy a shuttered Ford Motor Co. factory in southeast Michigan and convert it into a renewable energy park that could employ at least 2,800 workers within five years, energy company leaders told state lawmakers Wednesday.
Xtreme Power of Kyle, Texas, and Clairvoyant Energy of Santa Barbara, Calif., said they want to purchase the sprawling 320-acre Wixom Assembly Plant if state tax incentives and federal loans are approved. Ford said it plans to sell the factory to the companies.
Officials said Xtreme could hire 2,500 workers between late 2011 and 2014, with the potential to create another 10,000 supplier-related jobs — 1,500 at or near the plant. Clairvoyant could hire 300 employees.
Xtreme makes energy storage systems for utilities, wind farms and large manufacturers. The large batteries store energy during the night that can be used in the day.
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