Solar Power plans new plant in Sacramento
Solar Power Inc. will build its new solar-panel manufacturing operation and headquarters at McClellan Business Park, ending three weeks of speculation.
The Roseville-based company will begin construction on the 100,000-square-foot building in July and should be completed in early 2011.
The company could produce about 50 megawatts of solar panels at the soon-to-be open local plant, doubling its annual production in connection with its operations in China.
“The site provides an excellent geographic location for us as we pursue a growing number of new business opportunities within California and across the country,” Solar Power chairman and chief executive officer Steve Kircher said in a news release. “It’s the right move at the right time for us.”
The nine-month project will create about 120 construction-related jobs, with 100 full-time employees permanently for Solar Power.
Read the full story in the Sacramento Business Journal.
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