New solar panel plants planned for the US

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2. Enel to Build Massive Solar Panel Factory in U.S.

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Enel to Build Massive Solar Panel Factory in U.S.

The planned factory would also make solar cells, a key part of the supply chain not currently produced in the U.S.

By Phred Dvorak
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Nov. 17, 2022 6:00 am ET

Italian energy giant Enel SpA is readying a massive solar-manufacturing push in the U.S., including plans for a factory that will make solar cells, a key part of the supply chain that currently doesn’t exist here.

Enel said it is planning a factory that can initially produce 3 gigawatts—and ultimately as much as 6 gigawatts—of solar panels. That is a scale that would make Enel’s factory one of the largest such ventures in the U.S., at a cost that could approach or top a billion dollars, according to Journal estimates.

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