INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Gigafactory New York (Solar Panel-Panasonic)
Tesla
Buffalo, NY, USA
-78.8420251201456, 42.860262017912
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 390A
Additional Information:
Sector: Solar
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Solar Modules
Project Announcement Date: 12/27/2016
Target for Starting Production: 2017
Date Commercial Production Started: 8/31/2017
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 2 GW
Operating Status: Closed
Target Jobs: 400
Current Jobs: 375
Capital Investment: $580 million
Congressional District: NY26
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $750 million
Selected Sources:
“Panasonic to Wind Down U.S. Manufacturing of Solar Cells and Modules in Buffalo, NY in Alignment with its Global Solar Strategy”, panasonic.com, 25 Feb 2020. 🔗
“Tesla and Panasonic are ending their solar-roof partnership at N.Y. plant”, Pavel Alpeyev, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb 2020. 🔗
“Report details Tesla’s solar struggles”, J. Dale Shoemaker, Investigative Post, 03 Apr 2023. 🔗
“Tesla Brings Solar Panel Production Back to the U.S.”, EVANNEX Aftermarket Tesla Accessories, 23 Oct 2025. 🔗
“Tesla announces production of a new solar panel in the US”, Fred Lambert, Electrek, 23 Oct 2025. 🔗
“Panasonic to Wind Down U.S. Manufacturing of Solar Cells and Modules in Buffalo, NY in Alignment with its Global Solar Strategy”, panasonic.com, 25 Feb 2020. 🔗
“Panasonic files layoff date for Buffalo operation”, WGRZ, 12 Mar 2020. 🔗
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