China Solar Firm Plans U.S. Plant in Win for Biden Energy Push

Photovoltaic cells sit on a production line in Novocheboksarsk, Russia, in September 2020. Photo: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — A leading Chinese solar panel manufacturer has leased space for its first U.S. factory in another win for the Biden administration’s efforts to build up the nation’s clean energy manufacturing base.

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd. will build a $60 million panel plant in the US. state of Arizona with plans to be operational by the fourth quarter of this year, the company said in a press release issued by the Arizona Commerce Authority.