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Document 61 From : Se nt: To: Cc: Subject: Attachme nts: (1).pdf Gene Berdichevsky Mon, 4 Aug 2025 10:55:25 -0700 Kopp, Mike Helena Schwarz [EXTERNAL] Sila follow-up, Moses Lake invitation Sila Moses Lake_One Page Overview.pdf, Sila Start of Operations_Save the Date Mike, It was excellent meeting you along with other members of the BATT Coalition the other week. You clearly value the com1ection between economic security and national security, and the important role battery materials play in that equation. Most importantly, (b) (4) More broad ly, (b) (4) Just around the comer, I want to formally invite you and your team to celebrate the start of operations of Sila's first plant on September 23 in Moses Lake, Washington. We would be honored if you wou ld provide remarks as well. The event provides the perfect setting to celebrate the Administration's trade fairness and energy dominance agenda. As I mentioned during the meeting, Sila has raised over $1.3 billion in private capital over its history. Our Moses Lake manufacturing facility, which is on budget and on schedule, has been supported by a $ lO0M DOE MESC grant and our inventions by ARPA-E grants during our infancy. Both have been critical to our success. I did take a look at the drive from INL and unfortunately it is armmd 1Ohr. We are however only about 1hr from PNNL. I look forward to continuing the discussion with you during my next trip to Washington - or, in Moses Lake if you're able to join us there. Sierra Club v. Dept of Energy, 4:25-cv-5027 SC_EVERSPLIT0027211 Best, Gene p.s. attached is the invite for the event and a one-pager on Sila and the project ******************************************************************** This message does not originate from a known Department of Energy email system. Use caution if this message contains attachments, links or requests for information. ******************************************************************** Sierra Club v. Dept of Energy, 4:25-cv-5027 SC_EVERSPLIT0027212