Contrary to popular belief, much of today’s solar technology is made in America. The transformation has been remarkable: In just eight years, America rocketed from 14th place to third place globally in solar manufacturing capacity. We now produce enough solar technology to meet nearly all domestic demand, with manufacturing facilities spanning 41 states and more investment on the way.
Two of those facilities belong to Qcells, a leading solar manufacturing company. Scott Moskowitz, Qcells’ vice president of market strategy and industry affairs, told us that building their two Georgia factories “was kind of the dream.”
“Slowly but surely, this stuff is getting reshored. And in some cases, there’s incentive to do it directly,” Moskowitz said, referring to the federal solar tax credits that support U.S. clean energy manufacturing. “Ideally, there will be solar factories all over the country.”
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