{"id":99335,"date":"2022-07-18T07:27:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=99335"},"modified":"2022-08-31T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T18:09:35","slug":"gaf-energy-to-start-second-solar-shingle-manufacturing-plant-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/07\/gaf-energy-to-start-second-solar-shingle-manufacturing-plant-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"GAF Energy to start second solar shingle manufacturing plant in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local news outlets<\/a> are reporting that GAF Energy will open a second manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, for its solar shingle product. The city council has approved a development agreement that would allow GAF Energy to build a 450,000-sq.-ft building off I-35, just a half hour from downtown Austin.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>GAF Energy says the new manufacturing site would result in 265 jobs over five years in manufacturing, office and R&D.<\/p>\n

The company released a solar roofing product in January 2022 and has been making the nailable Timberline Solar shingles out of its 50-MW facility in San Jose, California. The California building<\/a> has been reported to be 112,000 sq. ft.<\/p>\n

GAF Energy confirmed that the two facilities combined will be able to produce 300 MW of Timberline Solar shingles.<\/p>\n

The Timberline Solar shingle is approximately 64- by 17-in, while the solar portion (one row of 16 half-cut cells that generates 45 W) measures 60- by 7.5-in. That extra non-solar portion is TPO roofing material and is nailed to a roof. GAF Energy is tapping into its 10,000 GAF roofing dealers to install the solar product.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Solar Power World<\/em> spoke<\/a> to Reynolds Holmes, GAF Energy\u2019s VP of services and product management, about the new product.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to design and develop a great product that has an accessible price point, but you also have to build the infrastructure to scale this product,\u201d he said. \u201cThe thing we\u2019ve leaned heavily on and made design decisions maybe against being the highest power is making sure it\u2019s installable by this 10,000-strong network. At the end of the day, if you have a great product that meets all needs but there\u2019s no one who can install it, you might as well not have a great product.\u201d<\/p>\n

GAF Energy released a press release on the new factory announcement, which is expected to reach full operation by the end of 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe response from both consumers and roofers to our Timberline Solar roof has been tremendous and we\u2019re thrilled to be expanding capacity to meet that growing demand. Georgetown has a long track record as a clean energy leader, so it is the perfect home for us to build the future of solar,\u201d said Martin DeBono, President of GAF Energy. \u201cWe launched Timberline Solar because we believed that more consumers would choose solar if they had a more reliable, durable, and attractive option. The market has confirmed our belief \u2014 now we\u2019re turning that belief into reality and building the future of clean energy here in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n

Story updated 07\/19 to include quote from GAF Energy<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Local news outlets are reporting that GAF Energy will open a second manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, for its solar shingle product. The city council has approved a development agreement that would allow GAF Energy to build a 450,000-sq.-ft building off I-35, just a half hour from downtown Austin. 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