China wins a deal for one of the world’s biggest solar power plants, and it’s in the US

[jpak]

http://qz.com/114770/china-wins-deal-for-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-solar-power-plants-and-its-in-the-us/

In another sign of the resurgent Chinese solar industry, Trina Solar said today it will supply 1.1 million photovoltaic panels for a 250-megawatt (MW) power plant to be built in the Nevada desert. It will not only be one of the world’s largest photovoltaic power stations, but also the biggest in the US to use Chinese-made solar panels.

While Chinese companies have grabbed a significant chunk of the US residential market, utilities and developers of big solar power plants have favored American manufacturers like First Solar and SunPower.

That’s changing. In November, another Chinese solar manufacturer, Yingli, won a contract to provide panels for a 200 MW power plant under construction in the California desert outside of San Diego.

As the Chinese industry consolidates, Trina and Yingli are emerging as China’s top competitors in the power plant business. However, unlike First Solar and SunPower, Trina and Yingli are not yet acting as developers of photovoltaic power plants in the US and are thus missing out on the lucrative fees that come from building such projects.

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[mpgalloway]

1. I fell down and I can't get up!

How pathetic can the USA get? I live in Arizona. We have Chinese solar plants getting built all around me. None owned by american companies.

Try building a solar plant in China owned by foreigners and let me know how far you get?

Just another patriotic sell out by our congress. Can't wait for the new Pan Pacific trade rules
to give away even more of our commons and freedoms for the 1%.

[Booster]

2. And because they're made in China, at the first rain the panels will shatter.

[Nihil]

3. On the flip side though ...

... they've had more field-testing with regards to surviving acid rain ...

[joshcryer]

4. If it rains.

Damn Nevada desert is quite dry.