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Over 100 new cleantech factory announcements have occurred nationwide

Dan Shugar · The reshoring of American solar trackers [partner content] · Jul 17, 2024 · at 5:46

Nextracker CEO Dan Shugar discusses the surge in domestic manufacturing following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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“We're seeing that not only at NextTracker, but throughout the solar and cleantech industries with over a hundred factory announcements that are happening, and we're seeing a ramp up Throughout the value chain.”

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The claim, plainly

More than 100 clean energy and solar manufacturing factory announcements have been made across the industry in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Assessment

Dan Shugar claimed on July 17, 2024, that over 100 clean energy and solar manufacturing factory announcements had taken place across the industry in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Multiple independent tracking databases and trade associations confirm that manufacturing announcements comfortably exceeded this threshold by July 2024. The American Clean Power Association (ACP) documented 161 domestic clean energy manufacturing facility announcements between August 2022 and July 2024. Additional trackers (such as Manufacturing Dive at 362 announcements by May 2024 and E2 at 334 major clean energy projects by August 2024) corroborate that well over 100 manufacturing factory announcements occurred across the solar, battery, and cleantech sectors post-IRA.

American Clean Power Association (ACP) reported 161 announced domestic clean energy manufacturing facilities between August 2022 and July 2024 in its 'Clean Energy Investing in America' report.
Manufacturing Dive Tracker recorded 362 large-scale clean energy and clean tech manufacturing project announcements between August 2022 and May 2024.
SEIA reported 51 solar manufacturing announcements in the first year alone (August 2022–August 2023), with continuous additions into 2024.

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[1] cleanpower.org [2] review-energy.com [3] seia.org [4] e2.org [5] rhg.com [6] rmi.org [7] bcse.org [8] manufacturingdive.com

SEIA solar manufacturing announcements since IRA passed August 2022 July 2024 American Clean Power clean energy manufacturing announcements Inflation Reduction Act August 2022 to July 2024 Climate Power clean energy projects announcements IRA July 2024

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