Suntech Sets Site for 30 MW Plant in Arizona
REUTERS - Chinese solar panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd (STP.N) has selected the city of Goodyear in the Phoenix, Arizona, area for the site of its first U.S. manufacturing plant, the company said on Wednesday.
The news follows Suntech's announcement in November that it picked Arizona to open its U.S. panel assembly facility, which will use solar cells shipped from China.
The plant will begin production in September with an annual production capacity of 30 megawatts and 70 employees, and the potential to expand to 120 MW, "giving Suntech the ability to respond to the rapidly growing demand for solar throughout the United States," the company said.
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