Virginia governor says a new company is establishing solar panel assembly in Shenandoah

An organization with little recorded expertise claims it’s opening a photo voltaic panel meeting website in Shenandoah County, Virginia, as announced today by Gov. Abigail Spanberger.

The Mount Jackson facility on GoogleMaps.

The information launch says that MSolar Manufacturing will make investments $23.775 million right into a 56,000-ft² warehouse in Mount Jackson, Virginia, with plans to additionally make photo voltaic glass and HJT cells. As soon as operational, MSolar reps count on the power to make “greater than half 1,000,000 HJT photo voltaic panels yearly.” Photo voltaic Energy World estimates that to be a sub-250-MW annual manufacturing capability.

“By selecting to spend money on Mount Jackson, MSolar is creating new profession alternatives within the Shenandoah Valley and serving to make certain Virginia has the infrastructure to make vitality extra inexpensive and dependable for native communities throughout our Commonwealth,” Spanberger stated. The MSolar website is projected to create 150 jobs within the area.

MSolar’s expertise within the U.S. photo voltaic business seems to be confined to a failed attempt to build a 54-MW solar project in Virginia in 2021.

“We’re constructing the inspiration of a vertically built-in photo voltaic manufacturing platform right here in Virginia,” stated MSolar CEO Michael O’Connor within the governor’s information announcement. “This manufacturing facility represents step one in our long-term technique to increase home photo voltaic manufacturing and ship high-performance expertise for vitality initiatives. We imagine the way forward for photo voltaic will probably be outlined by efficiency, home content material, vitality safety and high customer support, and MSolar is positioning itself on the middle of that transition. We’re excited to develop alongside the Commonwealth as we scale our platform.”

Local reporting from Virginia Business says that the Mount Jackson facility is predicted to start panel manufacturing in August.

Just a few years in the past, there have been some imported photo voltaic panels floating across the market with “mSolar” branding. These panels, probably offered by Mission Photo voltaic, haven’t any relation to this MSolar model beginning up in Virginia.