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GE to Build US Plant as Part of $600M Solar Investment

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ARVADA, Colo., May 9, 2011 — GE announced that its full-size cadmium telluride thin-film solar panel has been independently certified as the most efficient ever publicly reported for the technology. The company said it intends to manufacture the panels at a new 400-MW US factory that will be larger than any existing solar panel factory in the country today, representing an expected $600 million investment. The company said the factory will produce enough panels to power 80,000 homes annually and will employ 400 people. The panel was produced on the PrimeStar 30-MW manufacturing line in Arvada. It was measured by...Read full article

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    Published: May 2011
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