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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Dalton Module Facility

Qcells

Dalton, GA, USA

-84.995799, 34.6652259

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 368A

Additional Information:

Sector: Solar

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Solar Modules


Project Announcement Date: 5/30/2018

Target for Starting Production: 2019

Date Commercial Production Started: 9/20/2019

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 4.5 GW

Current Annual Production: 4.5 GW

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 1800

Current Jobs: 1800

Capital Investment: $200 million

Congressional District: GA14

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:


“Grand Opening of Hanwha Q CELLS in Georgia Spotlights Western Hemisphere's Largest Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility, Responsible for 650 Jobs and a Daily Output of 12,000 Solar Modules”, hanwha.com, 01 Oct 2019. 🔗


“Hanwha Q CELLS Korea to Build Photovoltaic Manufacturing Facility in Georgia, USA”, hanwha.com, 29 May 2018. 🔗


“Setting New Milestones.”, gray.com, No Date. 🔗


“Q Cells employs nearly 2,000 in Dalton, with plans to employ 2,500 more in Cartersville”, Bob Gary, Times Free Press, 31 Dec 2023. 🔗


“Hanwha to exit from polysilicon business in US”, KED Global, KED Global, 02 Jan 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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