Solar Distinction Inc., a New Mexico company owned by the private equity firm Noribachi Group, plans build photovoltaic manufacturing plant in Albuquerque.
The plant is scheduled to open by the end of 2019 and will employ 300 within two to three years with a potential of up to 500 thereafter.
The facility will have a maximum operating capacity of 25 megawatts (MW) of solar panels and the company plans to expand an additional 5 MW within two years.
Visible Light Solar Technologies is intending to be a first local customer of the newly funded Solar Distinctions’ solar panel products.
Visible Light Solar will use the Solar Distinction panels as part of its LED lighting fixtures (new or retrofit) for on-and-off-grid products. Visible Light Solar says it is the first commercial and industrial lighting company to integrate LED lighting devices with on-and-off-grid energy optimization, a smart interface and the option of including solar panels or using solar exclusively.
“We are pleased to participate in today’s announcement as one of Solar Distinctions first New Mexico customers,” said J. Dee Dennis, Jr. CEO of Visible Light Solar. “Our order is already in for custom solar panels. Keeping our own carbon footprint low is a big part of our company mission. Once their plant is up and running and our order fulfilled, we will be sourcing local components, supporting the New Mexico economy, reducing shipping costs, and helping revitalize a U.S. manufacturing economy. This is all part of our triple bottom line approach to business.”
Visible Light Solar (www.visiblelightsolar.com) recently announced its expansion into a 32,000 sq-ft facility in Albuquerque and nine new distributors to assist its global outreach.
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