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Maxeon

Albuquerque, NM, USA

-106.610906964166, 34.9956672483246

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 417

Additional Information:

Sector: Solar

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Solar Cells


Project Announcement Date: 8/10/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 4.5 GW

Current Annual Production: 0 GW

Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 1800

Capital Investment: $1900 million

Congressional District: NM1

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $20 million

Selected Sources:

“Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces a billion-dollar solar manufacturing project in New Mexico”, Real Time Solutions, Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham, 10 Aug 2023. 🔗


“Solar panel maker Maxeon to open $1 billion US factory in New Mexico”, Nichola Groom, Reuters, 10 Aug 2023. 🔗



“Maxeon Solar Technologies Selects Albuquerque, New Mexico as Site for New 3-Gigawatt Solar Cell and Panel Manufacturing Facility”, Maxeon Solar Technologies Mediaroom, 09 Aug 2023. 🔗


“Keller: We're excited for solar expansions, but want to see 'that shovel in the ground'”, Matthew Narvaiz, Albuquerque Journal, Yahoo Finance, 15 Oct 2024. 🔗


“Maxeon promises solar jobs. Reality is less certain.”, Justin Horwath, New Mexico In Depth, 19 Aug 2024. 🔗


“Maxeon’s world-leading solar tech faces hard road ahead”, Canary Media, 22 Oct 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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