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ES Foundry Expands US Solar Cell Capacity To 3 GW

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8 July 2026

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Fusion42 · 8 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

ES Foundry commissioned a 2 GW solar cell production line in South Carolina, reaching 3 GW total capacity and addressing a critical upstream manufacturing gap in the US solar supply chain. The facility manufactures bifacial PERC cells with full Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) compliance to support domestic content requirements.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech.

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US solar cell capacity bottleneck is closing: ES Foundry's 3 GW + incoming 25 GW under construction signals a structural shift in upstream supply security and FEOC-compliant sourcing, creating cost and sourcing optionality for downstream module/deployment founders.

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