T1 Energy, Corning Reach Deal to Build American-Made Solar Panel Supply Chain

The agreement links Michigan and Texas facilities to produce U.S.-made polysilicon, wafers, cells, and modules amid new limits on foreign solar components.

Solar panels help power up an oil field In Bakersfield, Calif., on March 21, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

T1 Energy and Corning have signed a supply agreement aimed at creating a fully domestic solar panel manufacturing chain.

In a joint statement on Aug. 15, the companies said they will work together to produce wholly American photovoltaic solar panels, a market currently dominated by Chinese manufacturers.