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Convalt Energy Watertown Facility

Convalt Energy

Hounsfield, NY, USA

-75.9999245, 43.9902863

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 572

Additional Information:

Sector: Solar

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Solar Modules


Project Announcement Date: 7/12/2021

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 1.3 GW

Operating Status: Cancelled


Target Jobs: 350

Capital Investment: $126 million

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Convalt lining up customers, finalizing financing”, Craig Fox, Watertown Daily Times, Yahoo Finance, 05 May 2023. 🔗


“Tariffs on Chinese solar panels are welcome news to a Watertown area manufacturing project”, Lexi Bruening, https://www.wwnytv.com, 16 May 2024. 🔗


“Convalt getting million$ through state’s clean energy financing”, 7 News Staff, https://www.wwnytv.com, 10 Aug 2023. 🔗


“Convalt Energy proceeding with financing for Hounsfield project”, Craig Fox, Watertown Daily Times, Yahoo Finance, 01 Feb 2024. 🔗


“CONVALT Factory 2”, Convalt Energy, No Date. 🔗


“Many US solar factories are lagging. Except those China owns”, Nichola Groom, Reuters, 17 Jul 2024. 🔗



“Prospects for mammoth solar manufacturer in Watertown appear gone”, Yahoo Finance, 07 Nov 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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