The factory, to be developed in conjunction with US Renewable Energy Group and American Nevada Group, will create employ about 1,000 Nevada workers in “high paying, long-term jobs”.
“In addition to production and assembly at the new plant, most of the key wind turbine components will be made by domestic US manufacturers,” the companies say in a statement. “When A-Power selects a suitable site, it intends to arrange the financing of the costs of site acquisition and the construction and operation of the assembly facility from its own funds.”
American Nevada Group, an established real estate developer with substantial holdings in Texas, Arizona and Nevada, is identifying possible locations within Nevada and will be the facility’s developer.
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