US Solar Manufacturers Struggling to Compete
Two recent announcements from the U.S. solar industry indicate that low-cost manufacturing capacity in China is affecting the viability of production in North America.
General Electric (NYSE: GE) last week confirmed plans to close a solar panel manufacturing plant in Glasgow, Delaware, according to a report by The New Journal.
The plant is relatively small, employing only 82 workers, and as a result it is unable to achieve beneficial economies of scale for the crystalline silicon panels it produces.
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