{"id":82279,"date":"2018-08-29T10:53:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?page_id=82279"},"modified":"2023-04-03T07:59:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T11:59:55","slug":"u-s-solar-panel-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/u-s-solar-panel-manufacturers\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. solar panel manufacturers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a current list of solar manufacturers in the United States that produce solar panels for the traditional residential, commercial and utility-scale markets. This data was collected by Solar Power World<\/em> editors and will be continually updated as facilities are started and\/or expanded. If there is a American facility update related to solar panels not included on these lists, please contact editor Kelly Pickerel at kpickerel@wtwhmedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

U.S. solar panel assembly facilities (that could make branded panels for other companies)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Company<\/th>HQ<\/th>U.S. location (city)<\/th>U.S. location (state)<\/th>Current Capacity
\n(MW)<\/font size><\/th>		Expected Capacity\/
\nExpansion Amount
\n(MW)<\/font size><\/th>		Acts as OEM<\/th>Type<\/th>Status<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Adion Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>Madison<\/td>Georgia<\/td><\/td>500<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Auxin Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>San Jose<\/td>California<\/td>150<\/td><\/td>OEM<\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Convalt Energy<\/td>USA<\/td>Watertown<\/td>New York<\/td><\/td>900<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crossroads Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>South Bend<\/td>Indiana<\/td>12<\/td>30 <\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Solar 1<\/td>USA<\/td>Perrysburg<\/td>Ohio<\/td>600<\/td><\/td><\/td>CdTe thin-film<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Solar 2<\/td>USA<\/td>Lake Township<\/td>Ohio<\/td>1800<\/td>1200<\/td><\/td>CdTe thin-film<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Solar 3<\/td>USA<\/td>Lake Township<\/td>Ohio<\/td><\/td>3500<\/td><\/td>CdTe thin-film<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Solar 4<\/td>USA<\/td>Decatur<\/td>Alabama<\/td><\/td>3500<\/td><\/td>CdTe thin-film<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GAF Energy<\/td>USA<\/td>San Jose<\/td>California<\/td>50<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si (solar shingles)<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GAF Energy<\/td>USA<\/td>Georgetown<\/td>Texas<\/td><\/td>250<\/td><\/td>c-Si (solar shingles)<\/td>Under construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heliene Minnesota 1<\/td>Canada<\/td>Mountain Iron<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>150<\/td>150<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heliene Minnesota 2<\/td>Canada<\/td>Mountain Iron <\/td>Minnesota<\/td>420<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heliene Florida<\/td>Canada<\/td>Riviera Beach<\/td>Florida<\/td>100<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hounen Solar<\/td>China<\/td>Orangeburg<\/td>South Carolina<\/td><\/td>1000<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JA Solar<\/td>China<\/td>Phoenix<\/td>Arizona<\/td><\/td>2000<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JinkoSolar<\/td>China<\/td>Jacksonville<\/td>Florida<\/td>400<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Locally Grown Power<\/td>USA<\/td>Pomona<\/td>California<\/td><\/td>13.5 <\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LONGi\/Illuminate USA<\/td>China<\/td>Pataskala<\/td>Ohio<\/td><\/td>5000<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merlin Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>San Jose<\/td>California<\/td>5<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meyer Burger<\/td>USA<\/td>Goodyear<\/td>Arizona<\/td><\/td>2000 <\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mission Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>San Antonio<\/td>Texas<\/td>200<\/td>800<\/a><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitrex<\/td>Canada<\/td>???<\/td>???<\/td><\/td>2500<\/td><\/td>c-Si (and BIPV)<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qcells 1<\/td>South Korea<\/td>Dalton<\/td>Georgia<\/td>1700<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qcells 2<\/td>South Korea<\/td>Dalton<\/td>Georgia<\/td><\/td>1400 <\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qcells 3<\/td>South Korea<\/td>Dalton<\/td>Georgia<\/td><\/td>2000 <\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qcells 4<\/td>South Korea<\/td>Cartersville<\/td>Georgia<\/td><\/td>3300<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEG Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>Houston<\/td>Texas<\/td><\/td>2000<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silfab Solar - Bellingham<\/td>Canada<\/td>Bellingham<\/td>Washington<\/td>400<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silfab Solar - Burlington<\/td>Canada<\/td>Burlington<\/td>Washington<\/td>400<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silfab Solar - Southeast<\/td>Canada<\/td><\/td>South Carolina<\/td><\/td>1200<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solar4America<\/td>USA<\/td>Sacramento<\/td>California<\/td>650<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SunSpark\/SolarMax <\/td>USA<\/td>Riverside<\/td>California<\/td>250<\/td><\/td>OEM<\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SunSpark<\/td>USA<\/td>City of Industry<\/td>California<\/td>250<\/td><\/td>OEM<\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SunTegra <\/td>USA<\/td>Binghamton<\/td>New York<\/td>10<\/td><\/td><\/td>c-Si (solar shingles)<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toledo Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>Perrysburg<\/td>Ohio<\/td>100<\/td><\/td><\/td>CdTe thin-film<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trading Philadelphia Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>??<\/td>??<\/td><\/td>1200<\/td><\/td>c-Si<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Branded solar panels manufactured using a U.S. OEM (that could be listed above)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Company<\/th>HQ<\/th>U.S. location (city)<\/th>U.S. location (state)<\/th>Current Capacity<\/th>Expected Capacity<\/th>Uses OEM<\/th>Type<\/th>Status<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
CertainTeed Solar <\/td>USA<\/td>San Jose<\/td>California<\/td>~120 MW<\/td><\/td>Uses OEM<\/td>c-Si (solar shingles + panels)<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lumos Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>San Jose<\/td>California<\/td>~1 MW<\/td><\/td>Uses OEM<\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prism Solar<\/td>USA<\/td>San Jose \/ San Antonio<\/td>California \/ Texas<\/td>~150 MW<\/td><\/td>Uses OEM<\/td>c-Si<\/td>Producing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
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The United States is growing its domestic polysilicon solar manufacturing abilities. A traditional silicon solar panel requires polysilicon<\/strong>, which is then shaped into silicon ingots<\/strong>, which are then cut into silicon wafers<\/strong>, which turn into silicon solar cells<\/strong> that are finally assembled into silicon solar panels<\/strong>. As new facilities start through every step of the silicon solar manufacturing process, they will be added here.<\/p>\n

U.S. silicon ingot, wafer and solar cell manufacturing facilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Company<\/th>U.S. location
(city)<\/th>		U.S. location
(state)<\/th>		Current Capacity
(MW)<\/th>		Expected Capacity
(MW)<\/th>		Silicon Product
Type<\/th>		Status<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
3Sun (Enel)<\/td><\/td>Oklahoma<\/td><\/td>3000<\/td>cell<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CubicPV<\/td>???<\/td>???<\/td><\/td>10000<\/td>ingot, wafer<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qcells<\/td>Cartersville<\/td>Georgia<\/td><\/td>3300<\/td>ingot, wafer, cell<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEM Wafertech (SPI Energy)<\/td>Sumter<\/td>South Carolina<\/td><\/td>1500<\/td>wafer<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silfab<\/td><\/td>South Carolina<\/td><\/td>1000<\/td>cell<\/td>Under Construction<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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