US solar module manufacturer First Solar will build a new production facility in the state of South Carolina, which will bring its US nameplate manufacturing capacity to 17.7GW by 2027.
US renewables developer energyRe has secured a total of US$240 million to finance the 108MWdc/198MWh Lone Star solar-plus-storage project in South Carolina.
Microinverter supplier Enphase Energy has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina in partnership with international manufacturing company Flex. It is the first of up to six planned US facilities, Enphase has said.