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In Georgia, Alabama, Texas and many other states, factories are running out of solar panels.
Gallagher: “We now have five times the capacity for solar panel manufacturing in the United States as two years ago.”
Sean Gallagher, senior vice president of policy at the Solar Industry Association, said there will be more growth.
Gallagher: “The success of building a factory that produces solar panels is now starting to bring upstream supply chains back to the United States.”
For example, Georgia's large solar panel manufacturers are expanding their operations so it can produce solar cells and other components that go into solar panels.
Gallagher: “Almost all the steel that our industry is purchasing today comes from the United States”
Gallagher said much of this increase is attributed to the federal clean energy tax credit. These tax credits help attract tens of thousands of dollars in private investment in solar manufacturing.
Gallagher: “It is worth noting that about 70 to 80% of manufacturing investment has entered the areas where Republicans represent in Congress.”
Therefore, the growing industry is benefiting the entire United States and the entire political field.
Report Credit: Sarah Kennedy/Chavobart Digital Media
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