The brief

Analyst view

• First vertically integrated US solar factory in Cartersville, GA. Cell production began June 2026; 3.3 GW annual capacity.
• Combined with Dalton facility: 8.6 GW modules/year, powering 1.3 million homes; 4,000 US jobs by end-2026.
• Subsidiary of Hanwha Group (South Korea), part of conglomerate's renewable energy division.

Technical approach

As reported

Vertical integration

Ingot to module under one roof

Cartersville factory produces silicon ingots, wafers, cells and modules in-house. This control shortens supply chain and tailors performance.

Domestic supply chain

US ingot, wafer and cell production

Making all upstream components domestically reduces Asian supply-chain dependence and tariff exposure.

Scale

3.3 GW cells plus 5.1 GW modules

Cartersville cells match Dalton module line. Combined output: 8.6 GW modules annually.