Kamala Harris announces $2.5B solar panel manufacturing expansion in Georgia

URLhttps://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/04/06/Harris-
Sourceupi.com
Date Published04/06/2023
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Qcells
Parent companySummit Ridge Energy
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):2500
Year reshoring announced:2023
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):2500
Country(ies) from which reshored:Korea, Republic of
City reshored to:Dalton
State(s) reshored to:GA
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Computer & Electronic Products
Product(s) reshoredsolar panels
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Supply chain interruption risk/Natural disaster risk/Political instability
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Government Incentives, Inflation Reduction Act
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