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Mountain Iron Facility

Heliene

Mountain Iron, MN, USA

-92.6061965879692, 47.5216968133626

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 381A

Additional Information:

Sector: Solar

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Solar Modules


Project Announcement Date: 9/1/2017

Target for Starting Production: 2018

Date Commercial Production Started: 8/27/2018

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 0.3 GW

Current Annual Production: 0.14 GW

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 130

Capital Investment: $22 million

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $3 million

Selected Sources:

“Heliene Will Become First Foreign Solar Company to Produce Modules After Trump Tariffs”, Emma Foehringer Merchant, greentechmedia.com, 30 Jul 2018. 🔗


“How to start a solar panel manufacturing facility in the United States”, Kelly Pickerel, Solar Power World, 04 Sep 2018. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

This site has 1 major expansion(s).

Those expansion(s) are tracked below:


Site 381B: Mountain Iron Facility (Expansion)


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