T1 Energy to Invest $850M in Solar Manufacturing Facilities in Texas
MILAM COUNTY, Texas — T1 Energy, formerly known as Freyr Battery, said it has executed a lease and purchase option for 100 acres in Milam County, Texas, in the Advanced Manufacturing and Logistix Campus at Sandow Lakes.
The company said in a press release the planned 5 GW U.S. solar cell manufacturing facility (G2) is expected to be one of the largest solar manufacturing facilities in the United States and is projected to create up to 1,800 new direct American advanced manufacturing jobs, contingent upon successful completion of agreements for both state and local incentives.
G2 Austin is T1’s third major investment in Texas, America’s No. 1 energy producer and a national leader in the solar space.
With the addition of G2 Austin to G1 Dallas and T1’s new global corporate headquarters in Austin, the company’s three facilities, all of which are located in the Texas Triangle, represent a combined investment of more than $1.1 billion. Texas’ commitment to business growth and its strong and robust workforce makes it an ideal location for T1 to create more than 3,000+ direct jobs in less than three years.
T1 also announced on its website that the ongoing production boom at T1’s state-of-the-art U.S. solar module manufacturing facility, G1 Dallas, is proceeding ahead of schedule.
During January and February 2025, total module production of more than 220 MW exceeded plan by 48%. T1’s teams have now installed and commissioned four utility-scale production lines that are producing a mix of PERC and TOPCon modules.
“The fourth quarter and subsequent start of 2025 have been punctuated by our strategic repositioning as T1 Energy,” Daniel Barcelo, T1’s chairman of the board and CEO, said in the release. “Having completed a transformative acquisition on an accelerated timeline, we are now focusing on the next phases of our plan to become an American, vertically integrated solar and battery storage leader.”
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