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					</table><p><a href="https://silfabsolar.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Silfab Solar</a>, a North American-based solar panel manufacturer, is expanding its presence in the United States by setting up operations in York County, Pennsylvania. With a $150 million investment, the company is setting up a facility to produce 1 GW of cells and 1.2 GW of modules annually.</p>
<p>The company has secured a 785,000-square-foot lease in Fort Mill, South Carolina, to serve as the foundation for its upcoming operations, which is expected in the third quarter of 2024.</p>
<p>The South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development endorsed job development credits for the project and granted York County a $2 million Set-Aside grant to aid building improvements.</p>
<p>Silfab has a total manufacturing capacity of 1.6 GW distributed across its two U.S. facilities in Bellingham and Burlington, Washington, and one in Toronto, Canada.</p>
<p>In March 2023, Silfab Solar <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/silfab-raises-125-million-arc-financial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> $125 million in funding, led by ARC Financial Corp, to construct a third U.S. facility. Early this month, Silfab Solar signed an agreement with NorSun, a Norwegian ingot and wafer manufacturing company, to supply silicon wafers. module production by 1.3 GW by mid-2024.</p>
<p>Several solar cell and module manufacturers have announced new solar manufacturing projects and expansion of capacities in the U.S. following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act last year.</p>
<p>Recently, China-headquartered module manufacturer Trina Solar <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/trina-solar-200-million-module-manufacturing-facility-texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> plans to invest over $200 million to build a solar module manufacturing facility in Wilmer, Texas. The facility will manufacture 5 GW of solar modules and secure its supply of polysilicon from both the U.S. and Europe.</p>
<p>Earlier, Bila Solar, a solar manufacturer based in the U.S.,  <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/bila-solar-announces-plant-in-indianapolis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> plans to establish a module manufacturing facility to produce 1 GW of advanced glassless, frameless solar modules in Indianapolis annually.</p>


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