Korean firm plans $2.5B in new solar panel plants in Georgia

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JEFF AMY an hour ago

ATLANTA (AP) — A South Korean solar panel maker will invest more than $2.5 billion to build factories in Georgia, hiring 2,500 new employees and making components usually manufactured outside the United States, the company announced Wednesday.

Qcells, a unit of Hanwha Solutions, will build a new factory in Cartersville that will employ 2,000 people, with construction starting within weeks and production starting before the end of 2024.

The company also announced a third phase of its Dalton plant, already the largest maker of solar panels in the Western Hemisphere. Qcells will add nearly 500 jobs in Dalton, raising employment above 1,500 once all expansions are complete there.

“We are seeking to further expand our low-carbon solar investments as we lead the industry towards fully American-made clean energy solutions,” Qcells CEO Justin Lee said in a statement.



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[tanyev]

1. They'd better have really good security.

I could see a lot of MAGA types targeting something like that.

[oldsoftie]

2. They haven't had any issues at their Dalton plant & its the biggest in the Western Hemisphere

Dalton certainly isn't a blue area either.
They'll be WORKING there I doubt they'll try to blow it up

[tanyev]

3. I was thinking of the yahoos that have been shooting up power plants all over the country.

They'd happily target something like that.

[oldsoftie]

5. Definitely possible with idiots like that.

[FredGarvin]

4. Smells like a FOXCONN

Southern MAGA style