US solar factories: From announcements to reality

Now that incentives from the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are well understood, global manufacturers are announcing factories in the United States to constitute much of the solar supply chain. While some plans have been scrapped already, and more cancellations are expected, the broader trend is unprecedented growth.

Issue 10 – 2024 | Further upstream

Meyer Burger’s planned cell factory in Colorado Springs was canceled in August 2024. Though some projects have struggled, US manufacturing capacity has grown rapidly since 2022.

Photo: Meyer Burger

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