PHOENIX – A worldwide firm that makes photo voltaic panels has leased property in west Phoenix for its first US manufacturing facility.
JA Photo voltaic will make investments $60 million within the challenge, which can create greater than 600 jobs, the Arizona Commerce Authority mentioned in a press launch Tuesday.
“There isn’t any higher place on the earth for sustainable industries like photo voltaic and we’re excited to see this facility add to Arizona’s clear power popularity,” mentioned Gov. Katie Hobbs on launch.
JA Photo voltaic, based mostly in China, will manufacture photo voltaic cells and modules for rooftop methods and utility-scale energy crops in Phoenix.
SOLAR POWER ☀️@JASolarOfficial will construct the primary U.S. photo voltaic module manufacturing facility in Phoenix, creating greater than 600 jobs as soon as it turns into operational this fall.
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The brand new facility on 99th Avenue between Buckeye and Decrease Buckeye streets is anticipated to be operational within the fourth quarter of 2023.
“Photo voltaic is a important a part of renewable power and we’re happy to be a part of the trouble to realize the aim of carbon neutrality by 2050 within the US,” Aiqing Yang, the corporate’s president, mentioned within the launch.
JA Photo voltaic has a gross sales workplace in San Jose, California, in addition to branches in China, Germany, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Korea and Mexico.
