At the heart of these plans is Sila’s facility in Moses Lake, WA, where he company produces the silicon-carbon anode material it markets as Titan Silicon. Federal funding could enable a further expansion of production capacity and even a new generation of modular manufacturing technology, which would enable faster scaling in line with demand.
The ~65-hectare Moses Lake site has been operational since autumn 2025. The first phase of the plant is dedicated to anode material production and is expected to yield enough material to supply battery cells with a total capacity of around 2 GWh per year. Over the course of the next five years, Sila aims to expand Moses Lake to up to 250 GWh, though it remains unclear which additional capacity will specifically be created with the federal loan, as the new funding has not been directly attributed to the new funding.
As recently as July, Sila secured $300 million from private investors. Led by Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures, that funding round is set to finance the second expansion phase in Moses Lake, among other projects. The new loan from the Office of Strategic Capital could therefore significantly increase the financial scope for further scaling.
