Qcells Domestic Aluminum-Frame Residential Solar Panels
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Qcells announced it will offer domestic-frame options for its Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC residential solar panels in the United States, with aluminum frames extruded, anodized and fabricated by ALUKO Group at its Halls, Tennessee facility. Qcells says the domestic frames are aimed at helping residential installers and third-party ownership providers qualify for the Investment Tax Credit domestic content bonus adder, which under Treasury Department guidance requires solar projects to meet minimum domestic content requirements. The facility is expected to begin full production by the end of 2026, with planned annual capacity to support 4 GW of solar panels. The reports do not state a specific effective date for the panel offerings or the precise domestic content percentage the frames would supply.
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- Solar Power WorldQcells to offer U.S.-made aluminum frames on Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC residential panels
Qcells announced it will offer domestic-frame options for its Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC residential solar panels in the United States, with aluminum frames extruded, anodized and fabricated in Tennessee by ALUKO Group at its Halls, Tennessee facility. Qcells says the frames will help meet minimum domestic content requirements for certain third-party owned solar projects. The facility is expected to begin full production by the end of 2026, with planned annual capacity to support 4 GW of solar panels; ALUKO plans 285 new full-time jobs and more than $107 million invested in Tennessee within five years.
- pv magazine USAQcells to launch residential solar panels with U.S.-made aluminum frames by end of 2026
Qcells announced plans to launch new versions of its residential solar panel series, including the Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC lines, featuring aluminum frames extruded, anodized and fabricated at ALUKO Group's facility in Halls, Tennessee, by the end of 2026. The company says the domestic frames are aimed at helping residential installers and third-party ownership providers qualify for the Investment Tax Credit domestic content bonus adder, which under Treasury Department guidance requires solar hardware to meet specific domestic manufacturing thresholds for the 10% bonus. The statutory domestic content threshold for clean energy projects begins stepping up toward 55% for projects commencing construction in 2027.
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