North American solar module manufacturer Heliene celebrated the expansion of its facility in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, which now boasts more than 500 MW of total annual capacity.
Heliene invested $21 million to expand the Mountain Iron campus to 95,000 sq. ft. The project increased the facility’s total annual capacity from 150 MW to 570 MW and created 60 new jobs.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith of Minnesota attended a ribbon-cutting celebration at the facility on Oct. 27.
