Solar Nerd articles about: Manufacturing

Earlier this year, LG abruptly announced that it was closing its solar panel business, surprising many in the industry. The news was confirmed in a press release on February 23. According to the company, its solar panel manufacturing was no longer viable due to increasing costs: LG leadership decided to exit the global solar panel business following a comprehensive review of the impact of increasing material and logistics costs, as well as severe supply chain constraints affecting the solar industry.

One of the great things about the green energy revolution is that it has created a rapidly growing job sector. In 2020, more than 230,000 people were employed in the solar industry across the United States. Many of these are solar installation jobs, but also solar is one of the sectors where domestic manufacturing is growing. If you’re thinking of going solar in your home and want to support American manufacturing, you might be wondering which solar panels are made in the USA.