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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.

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