Nextracker LLC, a manufacturer of utility-scale solar trackers, and BCI Steel, a Pittsburgh-based steel fabricator, have announced the reopening of the Bethlehem Steel manufacturing factory in nearby Leetsdale, Pa., to produce solar tracker equipment for large-scale solar power plants.
The plant incorporates BCI Steel's new and reshored equipment shipped to the U.S. from factories in Malaysia and Brazil. Solar tracker products made at the factory will serve rapidly growing solar markets in Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York, and Ohio.
This is the third solar tracker fabrication line Nextracker has commissioned with a steel manufacturing partner in 2022 as part of its commitment to rebuilding America's steel and solar supply chains. With additional capacity in Pittsburgh, the company is building out 10 GW of manufacturing capacity in the U.S.—enough to power 7.5 million homes. Earlier this year, Nextracker opened a green steel tracker production line in Texas with JM Steel and another dedicated steel production line in Arizona with Atkore. Under this reshoring initiative, Nextracker has already procured more than 100,000 tons of U.S.-made steel this year, enough for approximately 5 GW of solar trackers.
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