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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
Below is basic information about individual facilities in our database and selected sources we've drawn on to support the analysis.  To navigate to other sites, use the search page.

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TSMC Washington and Solar4America Facility

SPI Energy

Sumter, SC, USA

-80.3794112758452, 33.851507996257

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 450

Additional Information:

Sector: Solar

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Wafers


Project Announcement Date: 4/27/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2024

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 3 GW

Operating Status: Under Construction


Target Jobs: 300

Capital Investment: $65.9 million

Congressional District: SC5

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $1.5 million

Selected Sources:

“SPI Energy expanding solar module manufacturing here, in South Carolina”, Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal, 23 Aug 2023. 🔗


“SPI Energy Expands Solar Wafer and Solar Module Manufacturing Capabilities with Addition of South Carolina Facility”, SPI Groups, 25 Apr 2023. 🔗


“WaferTech Celebrates its Name Change to TSMC Washington”, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, 15 Dec 2023. 🔗



“WaferTech Celebrates its Name Change to TSMC Washington”, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, 15 Dec 2023. 🔗


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