NEWS: The US needs more solar cell factories—a new 2-GW facility planned in Oklahoma could help.

The timeline: Nextnova will begin construction on its facility this November, with mass production slated for March 2027. And as demand grows, the factory could expand its capacity to 5 GW.

Good timing: Recent tariffs on imported solar materials make domestic production more important—and appealing—than ever. But there’s a major mismatch here: The US has around 11 GW of solar cell production capacity…while module capacity is >74 GW. Now, new facilities like Nextnova’s could help bridge that gap.