With Corning’s new Michigan ingot and wafer plant online, the US has officially onshored its entire solar supply chain, SEIA said. (SEIA)
Domestic manufacturing now spans every major component—from raw polysilicon to finished modules—with total solar capacity surpassing 60 GW, a 37% jump since last year.
SEIA credited the CHIPS Act and clean energy incentives for driving the boom but cautioned that policy uncertainty under the Trump administration could slow the industry’s hard-won progress.