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Nextpower Opens Southeast Operations Hub and Doubles Manufacturing Capacity in Tennessee with Partner MSS Steel Tubes USA
Expanded capacity and regional presence strengthen U.S. supply chains and support increasing sola...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Nextpower Opens Southeast Operations Hub and Doubles Manufacturing Capacity in Tennessee with Partner MSS Steel Tubes USA\n\n\n .bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n \n\n\n\n\n Expanded capacity and regional presence strengthen U.S. supply chains and support increasing solar power demand across the Southeast\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Nextpower\n \n (Nasdaq: NXT, formerly Nextracker), a leading provider of intelligent power generation systems for solar power plants, today announced the opening of an expanded Southeast regional hub with a new Remote Monitoring Center in Nashville, alongside a major expansion of its U.S. steel fabrication capacity in the region. The addition of a new fabrication line, operated by MSS Steel Tubes USA based in Memphis, Tennessee, will double Nextpower’s manufacturing capacity with MSS for solar tracker systems used in utility-scale power plants across the Southeast. The existing steel fabrication line at the facility currently supports 120 skilled U.S. jobs, with 150 expected as the new line ramps up.\n \n\n “Since we founded Silicon Ranch in Nashville 15 years ago, we have always been motivated by the meaningful role the energy transition plays in supporting economic development, and we’re proud to have partners like Nextpower invest here in our own backyard,” said\n \n Reagan Farr, Silicon Ranch co-founder and CEO\n \n . “In our first 15 years, Silicon Ranch installed more than 4 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy capacity—one of the largest operating fleets in the United States—and we will double that figure over the next three years. Nextpower’s expansion in Tennessee helps us do so while enabling us to support additional investments in domestic manufacturing; this is what ‘unleashing American energy’ looks like.”\n \n\n “The Southeast has entered a new era of energy infrastructure,” said\n \n Dan Shugar, founder and CEO of Nextpower\n \n . “This new U.S. manufacturing line with our partner MSS not only doubles our Memphis factory production capacity for solar trackers, but it also helps our customers scale projects faster, brings new American jobs, and strengthens our supply chain. Silicon Ranch pioneered utility-scale solar in the Southeast and continues to lead the way in delivering hig...