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Lake Mary firm to build first solar panel plant in Florida

March 13,2009

Advanced Solar Photonics LLC, a laser technology provider for solar panel makers, will build the first solar panel module plant in Florida, creating up to 200 new jobs.

The $40 million-plus project includes a 100,000-square-foot buildout of Advanced Solar’s 318,000-square-foot Lake Mary headquarters factory off Rinehart Road.

The factory, which will be dubbed SolarFab, should be up and running by late 2009, said Edgardo Rodriguez, vice president of sales for Advanced Solar Photonics.

Once completed, the factory will produce up to 40 megawatts of solar energy annually and require a staff of 200 to operate, he said.

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2009/03/16/story1.html