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GE to Choose Site for Biggest U.S. Solar Plant, Investing $600 Million

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GE to Choose Site for Biggest U.S. Solar Plant, Investing $600 Million
General Electric plans to select a location in about three months for a U.S. solar-panel plant that may be the country's largest, with an investment that will exceed $600 million and power 80,000 homes.

General Electric plans to select a location in about three months for a U.S. solar-panel plant that may be the country's largest.

With the new facility, the total investment in the solar business will exceed $600 million, GE said this week in a statement.

The plant will employ about 400 people and make enough panels annually for operators to generate power for 80,000 U.S. homes, or about 400 megawatts.

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