Solar panel factory in Dallas changes ownership from Chinese to American firm

A solar panel factory in Dallas, Texas produces 20,000 panels each day under new American ownership after its original Chinese builder sold the plant days after it began operating. The site has an annual capacity of 5 gigawatts, enough to power one million American homes. An American flag hangs above the production floor where 1,200 workers and robots assemble the modules.

Ownership change Trina Solar, the Chinese company that constructed the facility in 2024, transferred ownership shortly after startup. The new American owners continue to run the same equipment and workforce. A senior executive at the plant stated that the United States maintains strong engineering and innovation capacity.

The transaction reflects a pattern in which Chinese-built green technology assets in the United States are acquired by domestic investors while the physical plants remain in operation.