How this Georgia factory is surviving America’s solar policy whiplash

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By Emily JonesAug 18, 2026, 4:30 am65 ptsTrending
Inside the vast Qcells factory in Cartersville, Georgia, workers — and a bevy of robots — move ultra-thin slices of polysilicon through a lengthy series of machines and chemical baths to get what are known as cells. “The $2.5 billion, the 3.5 million gallons of water, the 90 megawatts of power, the 60…

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