INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Hillsboro Facility
SunPower
Hillsboro, OR, USA
-122.937900021859, 45.5482218764518
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 388
Additional Information:
Sector: Solar
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Solar Modules
Project Announcement Date: 7/1/2008
Target for Starting Production: 2018
Date Commercial Production Started: 11/18/2008
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 0.5 GW
Operating Status: Closed
Target Jobs: 1000
Current Jobs: 0
Capital Investment: $400 million
Congressional District: OR1
Government Subsidies:
We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.
Selected Sources:
“U.S. solar panel manufacturers”, Solar Power World, 06 Mar 2025. 🔗
“California Company Buys Oregon-Based SolarWorld Americas”, Cassandra Profita, opb, 18 Apr 2018. 🔗
“SolarWorld shifts U.S. production to Hillsboro, closes California assembly line”, Molly Young, oregonlive, 02 Sep 2011. 🔗
“SolarWorld Opens North America’s Largest Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility”, Jeff Shepard, eepower.com, 20 Oct 2008. 🔗
Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:
We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.