Arizona’s strong business climate is racking up major wins in the clean energy sector.
In just the last few weeks, Arizona has seen a surge of investment in battery and solar cell manufacturing driving thousands of new jobs for Arizonans and billions in investments from the private sector.
JA SOLAR ANNOUNCES FIRST U.S. SOLAR MODULE MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN PHOENIX
Representing a $60 million investment, the facility will create over 600 new jobs
“We are very excited to be able to set up the first U.S. solar module manufacturing facility in Arizona to provide our customers in the U.S. the flexibility and ease of access to JA Solar’s high-performance PV products,” said Aiqing Yang, President of JA Solar. “JA Solar thanks all the partners in Arizona, especially the ACA, GPEC, and the City of Phoenix for their great support and tremendous assistance during the entire process of site selection and space leasing in preparation to establish the manufacturing facility. Solar is a critical part of renewable energy and we are thrilled to be a part of the effort to meet the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 in the U.S.”
SION POWER ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXPAND BATTERY MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS IN TUCSON
The SP-1 factory expansion will be complete by 2026, creating over 150 jobs
“The global construction of battery manufacturing plants is occurring at a rapid pace, and the United States can’t be left behind,” said Tracy Kelley, CEO of Sion Power. “With our facility expansion in Tucson, Arizona, it will allow Sion Power to further our mission of scaling battery manufacturing from research and development to commercialization. This enables us to better serve our customers and their applications.”
AMERICAN BATTERY FACTORY SELECTS TUCSON AS SITE FOR ITS FIRST BATTERY CELL GIGAFACTORY IN UNITED STATES
American Battery Factory’s first site in a planned network of giga-factories to produce LFP battery cells, 2 million square feet, providing an estimated $1.2 billion in capital investment, $3.1 billion in economic impact to the state and accelerating the growth of the clean energy economy across the country. Approximately 300 high-paying jobs.
“This investment represents a generational opportunity both for us as a company and for Tucson as a community as a means to truly make energy independence a reality for everyone,” said Charles. “Batteries make shifting to an entirely green energy economy possible. With this first factory, we will secure a strategically positioned company headquarters while taking the critical first steps in making it possible to one day move the country and the entire world to 100% renewable power. We are honored to start this journey in Tucson and give back to the community through innovation, quality job creation, revenue generation and environmental protection.”