SolarCity: Perbedaan antara revisi

Fasilitas ini merupakan yang terbesar pada kelasnya di [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Craig|first=Susanne|date=October 25, 2015|title=Despite Risks, Cuomo Bets on Solar Power to Lift Buffalo|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/nyregion/cuomo-bets-on-solar-power-to-get-buffalo-on-its-feet.html|access-date=2015-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 4, 2015|title=Governor Cuomo Celebrates "Topping Off" of SolarCity Gigafactory|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-celebrates-topping-solarcity-gigafactory|access-date=2015-10-27|publisher=New York State}}</ref> [[Panasonic]] adalah yang bertanggung jawab mengendalikan produksi pada pembangkit tenaga di Buffalo, dan berinvestasi $ 256 juta.<ref>{{cite web|last=Osborne|first=Mark|date=2017-01-16|title=Tesla/SolarCity/Silevo/Panasonic 1GW Buffalo fab's known unknowns|url=http://www.pv-tech.org/editors-blog/tesla-solarcity-silveo-panasonic-1gw-buffalo-fabs-known-unknowns|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117143429/http://www.pv-tech.org/editors-blog/tesla-solarcity-silveo-panasonic-1gw-buffalo-fabs-known-unknowns|archive-date=2017-01-17|access-date=2017-01-20|work=PV-Tech}}</ref> Panasonic dan SolarCity/Silevo sedang mengembangkan teknologi HIT yang mirip, namun berbeda, dan Panasonic berharap untuk menggunakan wafer 6 inci (150 mm) SolarCity yang menggabungkan teknologi kedua perusahaan dengan efisiensi 22%.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stromsta|first=Karl-Erik|date=October 24, 2016|title=Panasonic to 'integrate' SolarCity's PV technology at New York factory|publisher=[[Recharge (magazine)|Recharge]]|url=http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/1447341/panasonic-to-integrate-solarcitys-pv-technology-at-new-york-factory|access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robinson|first=David|date=2016-11-03|title=SolarCity moving into its giant new RiverBend factory|newspaper=[[The Buffalo News]]|url=http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/03/solarcity-plant/|url-status=live|access-date=2016-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121173007/http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/03/solarcity-plant/|archive-date=2016-11-21|quote=Panasonic and SolarCity are using similar technology to produce high-efficiency solar panels, which Rive believes will allow the companies to combine elements from each firm's technology, leading to the production of a "hybrid" solar cell}}</ref> SolarCity mengharapkan permintaan melebihi produksi Buffalo 10.000 panel surya per hari, dan membeli peralatan surya dari produsen lain sampai lebih banyak pabrik dapat dibangun.<ref name="miner2015">{{cite web|last=Miner|first=Dan|date=October 23, 2015|title=Expect New York state to have input in next SolarCity factory|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2015/10/23/new-york-state-will-have-major-say-in-next.html|access-date=2016-11-22|work=Buffalo Business First|publisher=American City Business Journals}}</ref> SolarCity diharuskan menghabiskan $ 5 miliar selama dekade selanjutnya untuk fasilitas tersebut dan menciptakan lebih dari 1.460 pekerjaan manufaktur langsung.<ref name=":8">{{cite news|last=Riley|first=Kim|date=2017-03-24|title=Success of Buffalo Billion-backed SolarCity factory remains elusive|language=en-US|work=Daily Energy Insider|url=https://dailyenergyinsider.com/featured/3905-success-buffalo-billion-backed-solarcity-factory-remains-elusive/|access-date=2017-03-28}}</ref>

 

 

Elon Musk mengumumkan pada 2017, produksi panel surya di atap milik Tesla akan dipindahkan ke fasilitas Buffalo pada akhir 2017.<ref>Robinson, David. [http://buffalonews.com/2017/08/02/tesla-says-will-start-making-solar-roofs-buffalo-end-year "Tesla says it will start making solar roofs in Buffalo by end of year"], ''The Buffalo News'', August 2, 2017</ref> It was reported that as of August 2017, production of solar roof tiles had begun at the facility, and Tesla expected to continue to ramp up production through the rest of the year.<ref name="RoofBegin">Ayre, James. [https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/07/solar-roof-tile-production-teslas-buffalo-facility-now-running "Solar Roof Tile Production At Tesla’s Buffalo “Gigafactory” Now Up & Running"], CleanTechnica.com, 7 September, 2017</ref> Pada akhir 2018, fasilitas ini memiliki 800 pekerja.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-20|title=Did Elon Musk Forget About Buffalo?|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-11-20/inside-elon-musk-s-forgotten-gigafactory-2-in-buffalo|access-date=2020-03-25|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> Negara bagian New York mengharuskan perusahaan untuk mempekerjakan minimal 1.460 pekerja di fasilitas ini pada April 2020, atau membayar denda $ 41,2 juta,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-26|title=Tesla, Panasonic will reportedly stop joint solar cell production at Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/tesla-panasonic-said-to-end-joint-solar-cell-production-at-buffalo-factory.html|access-date=2020-03-25|website=CNBC}}</ref> dan pada Februari 2020, perusahaan melaporkan mereka memiliki 1.500 pekerja di fasilitas.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-28|title=Tesla Now Has 1,800 Employees In New York, Panasonic Quits Gigafactory 2 In Buffalo (The Solar One)|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/28/tesla-now-has-1800-employees-in-new-york-panasonic-quits-gigafactory-2-in-buffalo-the-solar-one/|access-date=2020-03-25|website=CleanTechnica|language=en-US}}</ref> Panasonic mengumumkan mereka akan menghentikan operasi di fasilitas ini pada Mei 2020.<ref name=":12" />