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Published: Tue, 11/21/23

GAF Energy opens 450K-square-foot solar roofing manufacturing facility in Georgetown


The 450,000-square-foot facility is located off SE Inner Loop in Georgetown.
(Courtesy GAF Energy)

Community Impact
By Chloe Young 


GAF Energy opened a solar roofing manufacturing center in Georgetown in November.

The 450,000-square-foot facility will produce Timberline Solar shingles and is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year. The company will employ more than 250 people in Georgetown and has hired over 75 people this year. Over the next 10 years, GAF Energy will invest more than $100 million into the project.

The Georgetown facility will increase increase GAF Energy’s capacity by 500% and allow for the production of 300 megawatts of solar shingles each year, making GAF Energy the world's largest solar roofing producer, a GAF Energy spokesperson said.

GAF Energy opened in its first manufacturing facility in San Jose, California, in 2021.

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“We are pleased GAF Energy selected Georgetown as their destination for their facility,” Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder said in a press release. “Their innovative product is one that will change the market as we know it, and we are excited that it will be developed here in our backyard.”
By Chloe Young - Chloe is an education reporter covering Leander, Liberty Hill and Lake Travis ISDs. She joined Community Impact as reporter in May 2023 after graduating with a degree in journalism from The University of Texas. Chloe previously served as the Austin metro intern for CI in summer 2022 and has interned for KXAN-TV, KUT and Austin Woman. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time in nature, thrift shopping, reading and listening to live music. Her passion is engaging communities around hyperlocal coverage.
 


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