With approximately $600 million in facility-specific investment and 564 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The energy equipment context.
Facilities manufacturing power-generation equipment or nuclear fuel, including solar wafers, cells, modules and trackers; wind turbines and components; power-generation turbines and generators; and nuclear fuel and reactor components. Batteries belong in Battery Manufacturing. Transformers, switchgear, cable and grid-protection equipment remain in Electrical Equipment & Grid. Petroleum and synthetic fuels remain in Oil Refining & Fuels.
At a glance
- Company
- Suniva
- Industry
- Energy Equipment
- Location
- Laurens County, South Carolina
- Investment
- Approximately $600.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 564
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Sep 8, 2026
- Opening timeline
- Suniva expects completion in late 2027 and full production ramp in 2028.
- Added to tracker
- Sep 23, 2026
Official references
- Suniva SEC 8-K exhibit (Sept 8, 2026) updating the Laurens County facility investment to approximately $600 million https://app.edgar.tools/filing/22701/0001213900-26-098099/ea030487601ex99-1.htm
- SC Commerce: Suniva, Inc. selects Laurens County for first South Carolina manufacturing facility https://www.sccommerce.com/news/suniva-inc-selects-laurens-county-first-south-carolina-manufacturing-facility
- PV-Tech: Suniva raises US$835 million for 4.5GW solar cell facility in South Carolina https://www.pv-tech.org/suniva-raises-us835-million-4-5gw-solar-cell-facility-south-carolina/
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Laurens County Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility — Suniva, Laurens County, SC." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/suniva-laurens-county-solar-cell-manufacturing-facility. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.
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