Oregon Chosen for Peak Sun Solar Facility
Oregon Chosen for Peak Sun Solar Facility. Oregonian. 11/25/07.
Oregon seems to be a viable spot for solar companies to settle in. Is it because Oregon is so much more cheaper than say California? Peak Sun, a silicon photovoltaic manufacturing company, will choose Millersburg with an $18 million dollar investment.
Oregon seems to be a viable spot for solar companies to settle in. Is it because Oregon is so much more cheaper than say California? Peak Sun, a silicon photovoltaic manufacturing company, will choose Millersburg with an $18 million dollar investment.
The
project will start out with hiring 50 workers, but will eventually
expand to 500 workers and an additional $700 million in investment by
2011 (phase 2). According to Ted Kulongoski, Oregon is on track to be
North America's largest photovoltaic producing state by 2009.News like this is extremely good for the Oregon state economy. It puts Oregon at an especially high rank among other states for having so much renewable energy investments including it's 7 tidal wave energy projects.
Peak Sun Silicon produces granular, electronic-grade polysilicon for photovoltaic system manufacturers. Photovoltaic silicon cells are used to make solar energy panels.
Phase one of the projected is expected to be operational in the fall of 2008.
