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Illuminate USA Solar Panel Factory
Illuminate USA
Pataskala, OH, USA
-82.71228648, 39.9846371042478
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 360
Additional Information:
Sector: Solar
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Solar Modules
Project Announcement Date: 3/15/2023
Target for Starting Production: 2023
Date Commercial Production Started: 2/15/2024
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 5 GW
Operating Status: Operating
Target Jobs: 1000
Current Jobs: 1000
Capital Investment: $600 million
Congressional District: OH12
Government Subsidies:
We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.
Selected Sources:
“Longi reveals plans to open 5 GW solar module factory in US market”, John Fitzgerald Weaver, pv magazine International, 15 Mar 2023. 🔗
“Longi reveals plans to open 5 GW solar module factory in US market”, John Fitzgerald Weaver, pv magazine International, 14 Mar 2023. 🔗
“Innovators building a sustainable world.”, invenergy.com, No Date. 🔗
“Leading American Solar Developer Brings Landmark Manufacturing Facility to Ohio”, The Columbus Region, 10 Mar 2023. 🔗
“Chinese-backed solar factory stirs suspicions in rural Ohio”, Financial Times, 13 Feb 2024. 🔗
“A new era of manufacturing: Pataskala's Illuminate USA starts solar panel production”, Maria DeVito, The Advocate, No Date. 🔗
“Many US solar factories are lagging. Except those China owns”, Nichola Groom, Reuters, 17 Jul 2024. 🔗
“High energy: Illuminate USA hires 1,000 employees, makes 1 million solar panels”, Maria DeVito, The Advocate, No Date. 🔗
Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:
We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.