Something remarkable has happened to American solar manufacturing, and most homeowners have no idea. Three years ago, the U.S. could barely produce enough solar panels to cover a midsized utility project. Today, domestic factories can churn out over 60 gigawatts of modules per year — a 700% increase since the Inflation Reduction Act landed in 2022.
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The numbers are staggering. U.S. solar module production capacity jumped from roughly 8 GW per year before the IRA to over 60 GW by late 2025...
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