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Golden Eagle
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. 🔗
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