By : Journal Record Staff//September 1, 2026//
Mass production at the 2GW solar cell facility in Oklahoma is expected to begin in March 2027. (Photo/Nextnova)
Solar company plans 300-job manufacturing facility near OKC
Mass production at the 2GW solar cell facility in Oklahoma is expected to begin in March 2027. (Photo/Nextnova)
By : Journal Record Staff//September 1, 2026//
OKLAHOMA CITY — Nextnova Solar, a new brand under Thornova Solar, has announced plans to build a 2-gigawatt n-type solar cell manufacturing facility outside Oklahoma City, adding to the state’s growing solar supply chain footprint.
The facility is expected to create about 300 jobs at launch, with construction set to begin in November. Mass production is slated to start in March 2027, and the company said the site is designed to scale up to 5 gigawatts of annual capacity as demand grows.
The announcement comes as the U.S. faces a supply gap between solar module and solar cell production capacity — the country currently has about 11 gigawatts of cell-making capacity compared with more than 74 gigawatts of module capacity, according to industry estimates. Recent tariffs on imported solar materials have added urgency to expanding domestic cell production.
The project adds to a string of solar manufacturing investments in Oklahoma in recent years, including NorSun‘s $620 million wafer facility in Tulsa.
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