LONGi Green Energy to Build $600 Million Solar Panel Plant in U.S.

Chinese solar wafer giant LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd. will partner with U.S. solar developer Invenergy to build a $600 million, 5-gigawatt solar panel assembly factory in Ohio, the local government said.

The project will be LONGi’s first entrance into the U.S. manufacturing market. What will eventually be the largest crystalline silicon solar panel factory in the U.S. will create 850 jobs, and operations are expected to start by the end of 2023. Construction is scheduled to begin in April.