{"id":1272,"date":"2023-06-22T09:40:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T00:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T00:40:57","slug":"canadian-solar-announces-u-s-module-manufacturing-facility-in-mesquite-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/2023\/1272.html","title":{"rendered":"CANADIAN SOLAR ANNOUNCES U.S. MODULE MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN MESQUITE, TEXAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GUELPH, ON, June 15, 2023 \/PRNewswire\/ — Canadian Solar Inc.<\/a> (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, today announced that it is establishing a solar PV module production facility in Mesquite, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canadian Solar\u00a0is building a state-of-the-art solar photovoltaic module manufacturing plant with an annual output of 5 GW, equivalent to approximately 20,000 high-power modules per day. The new facility represents an investment of over\u00a0$250 million\u00a0and will create approximately 1,500 skilled jobs once it is fully ramped up. Production is expected to begin around the end of 2023. This will be\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0first\u00a0United States\u00a0manufacturing facility, following its successful track record of production in\u00a0Canada,\u00a0China,\u00a0Brazil,\u00a0Thailand\u00a0and\u00a0Vietnam. In 2021,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0relocated Recurrent Energy, its 17-year-old\u00a0U.S.\u00a0subsidiary, to\u00a0Austin, spearheading the rapid growth of renewable energy in the Lone Star State as a solar and battery storage project developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Canadian Solar’s\u00a0new\u00a0$250 million\u00a0manufacturing plant in\u00a0Mesquite\u00a0will bolster\u00a0Texas’\u00a0status as the energy capital of the world and secure our leadership as a global tech hub,” said\u00a0Governor\u00a0Greg Abbott<\/strong>. “I thank\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0for choosing\u00a0Texas\u00a0for their next\u00a0U.S.\u00a0business investment and for creating 1,500 new jobs in the region to help boost\u00a0the community for generations to come.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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United States\u00a0Senator\u00a0Ted Cruz\u00a0<\/strong>expressed his enthusiasm for the project stating,\u00a0“Texas\u00a0is an energy production powerhouse, and we embrace an all-of-the-above energy strategy. It’s great to see this incredible investment in\u00a0Mesquite, which will create 1,500 good-paying jobs in\u00a0Texas. This kind of investment in the Lone Star State is the reason people are flocking to our great state. I will continue to fight for\u00a0Texas\u00a0innovators and job creators in the\u00a0U.S. Senate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mesquite\u00a0Mayor\u00a0Daniel Aleman, Jr.\u00a0<\/strong>added, “We are very proud to have a company like\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0in\u00a0Mesquite\u00a0and appreciate their investment in our city. We look forward to a great partnership with them and the impact they will make on our community.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emphasizing the importance of this new facility,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Shawn Qu<\/a>, founder and CEO of\u00a0Canadian Solar<\/strong>, said, “Establishing this factory is a key milestone that will enable us to better serve our\u00a0U.S.\u00a0customers with the most advanced technology in the industry. We hope that this is the first of many long-term investments we expect to make in the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0as we think strategically about a sustainable and resilient clean energy supply chain. We thank the\u00a0State of Texas,\u00a0Dallas County, and the\u00a0City of Mesquite\u00a0for their critical support and we look forward to working with them as we grow.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canadian Solar is a leader in the development and commercialization of the novel Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) solar cell technology, which will be deployed in the modules produced at the Mesquite facility. TOPCon cells have the highest efficiency in commercial solar PV technology and are highly optimized in bifacial modules, generating energy from both the front and the rear of the solar cell. The deployment of the latest TOPCon technology in the U.S. will help reduce consumers’ electricity bills and further contribute towards decarbonizing the energy grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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