Overview
- Ford Energy and EDF power solutions North America signed a five-year framework that allows EDF to buy up to 4 GWh of DC Block storage per year, totaling as much as 20 GWh, with deliveries expected to start in 2028.
- Ford’s new unit targets at least 20 GWh of annual U.S. output and plans its first customer installation in late 2027.
- The DC Block is a standardized 20-foot container rated at 5.45 MWh that uses lithium iron phosphate cells, offered in two-hour (FE-250) and four-hour (FE-450) versions with liquid cooling.
- Ford says it will assemble systems in the United States and manage full battery manufacturing from cells to container, serving utility, data center, and industrial customers.
- EDF cited supply certainty and lifecycle support as reasons for the pact, as U.S. battery storage has rapidly expanded in recent years according to federal energy data.