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Solar power company looks to build factory in eastern Oklahoma

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT. EVAN. BOTH REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT AND THE PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN CELEBRATING TODAY’S NEWS. BUT EACH NOTICE, NOTABLY CITING DIFFERENT REASONS FOR WHY ANELE CHOSE TO EXPAND IN OKLAHOMA. GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT CALLING ANNULS $1 BILLION INVESTMENT A HUGE WIN FOR THE STATE, SOMETHING HE BELIEVES WILL HAVE A LASTING LEGACY. THE NEWS ALSO CELEBRATED BY THE WHITE HOUSE, CITING THE PRESIDENT’S AGENDA AS A DRIVING FACTOR FOR THE DECISION TO EXPAND. JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE PRESIDENT’S INVESTING IN AMERICA AGENDA, DELIVERING FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, REVITALIZING OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AND BUILDING A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. BUT THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE POINTED TO ITS AGENDA FOR THE REASON BEHIND THE EXPANSION, SAYING L WAS LIKELY IMPRESSED BY THE STATE BEING BUSINESS FRIENDLY. THE FACTORY, SET TO BE BUILT IN ENOLA, OKLAHOMA, WILL BE 2,000,000FT IN SIZE, CREATING INITIALLY 1800 CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND BY 2025 1000 DIRECT PERMANENT JOBS AND ALREADY OPERATES 13 WIND FARMS IN THE STATE AND AN OFFICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS ANELE REPRESENTS THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES LIKE CLEAN ENERGY, SOLAR, WIND, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BATTERIES, ALL THE MANUFACTURING ELEMENTS THAT GO INTO THAT AND SHORING UP AND THE CURRENT EXPECTATION IS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PLANT TO START THIS FALL HERE THIS YEAR. AND THE FIRST PANELS TO ROLL OFF THE PRODUCTI

Solar power company looks to build factory in eastern Oklahoma

Enel North America announced Inola will be home to a solar panel manufacturing plant

Updated: 5:07 PM CDT May 22, 2023

A solar power company said they’re looking to build another factory in the state, just outside Tulsa.Enel North America announced Inola will be home to a solar panel manufacturing plant that will create 1,000 jobs by 2025 with an investment valued at $1 billion. Both Gov. Kevin Stitt and President Joe Biden celebrated the announcement, but each notably cited different reasons for why Enel chose to expand in Oklahoma.Stitt called Enel’s $1 billion investment a huge win for the state, something he believes will have a lasting legacy.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here."Enel's expansion is a huge win for Oklahoma, and I'm thrilled by their record investment in our state's economy and workforce, that will have a lasting legacy and continue to impact Oklahomans for generations," Stitt said.The news was also celebrated by the White House, citing the president’s agenda as a driving factor for the decision to expand."Just another example of the president’s investing in America agenda, delivering for communities across the country, revitalizing manufacturing industries, and building a clean energy economy," Rachel Thomas, White House senior communications adviser, said.The governor’s office pointed to Stitt’s agenda as the reason behind the expansion, saying Enel was likely impressed by the state being business-friendly.>> Download the KOCO 5 App"When I took office, I promised to bring Oklahoma to the world, and the world to Oklahoma; and today’s historic announcement is a testament to that mission, our business-friendly environment and 'more-of-everything' energy approach," Stitt said.The factory, set to be built in Inola, will be 2 million square feet and will initially create 1,800 construction jobs. By 2025, there will be 1,000 direct, permanent jobs.Enel already operates 13 wind farms in the state and an office in Oklahoma City. The White House said Enel represents the future of manufacturing."Industries like clean energy, solar, wind, electric vehicles, batteries, all the manufacturing elements that go into that and shoring up our supply chains here at home," Thomas said.The current expectation is to have construction start this fall and have solar panels ready to be shipped out and sold by the end of 2024.Top HeadlinesOklahoma Department of Corrections implements statewide lockdownMan transported to hospital after being hit by truck in southwest Oklahoma CityOklahoma softball clinch spot in Super Regional after win over Cal

INOLA, Okla. —

A solar power company said they’re looking to build another factory in the state, just outside Tulsa.

Enel North America announced Inola will be home to a solar panel manufacturing plant that will create 1,000 jobs by 2025 with an investment valued at $1 billion. Both Gov. Kevin Stitt and President Joe Biden celebrated the announcement, but each notably cited different reasons for why Enel chose to expand in Oklahoma.

Stitt called Enel’s $1 billion investment a huge win for the state, something he believes will have a lasting legacy.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

"Enel's expansion is a huge win for Oklahoma, and I'm thrilled by their record investment in our state's economy and workforce, that will have a lasting legacy and continue to impact Oklahomans for generations," Stitt said.

The news was also celebrated by the White House, citing the president’s agenda as a driving factor for the decision to expand.

"Just another example of the president’s investing in America agenda, delivering for communities across the country, revitalizing manufacturing industries, and building a clean energy economy," Rachel Thomas, White House senior communications adviser, said.

The governor’s office pointed to Stitt’s agenda as the reason behind the expansion, saying Enel was likely impressed by the state being business-friendly.

>> Download the KOCO 5 App

"When I took office, I promised to bring Oklahoma to the world, and the world to Oklahoma; and today’s historic announcement is a testament to that mission, our business-friendly environment and 'more-of-everything' energy approach," Stitt said.

The factory, set to be built in Inola, will be 2 million square feet and will initially create 1,800 construction jobs. By 2025, there will be 1,000 direct, permanent jobs.

Enel already operates 13 wind farms in the state and an office in Oklahoma City. The White House said Enel represents the future of manufacturing.

"Industries like clean energy, solar, wind, electric vehicles, batteries, all the manufacturing elements that go into that and shoring up our supply chains here at home," Thomas said.

The current expectation is to have construction start this fall and have solar panels ready to be shipped out and sold by the end of 2024.

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