Fact v. Fiction: no manufacturer will move to Cle Elum!

Fiction #8: “There will never be a manufacturing plant in Cle Elum; panels will just be shipped in from other cities.”

Fact: We are expressly stipulating with the manufacturer that a manufacturing plant must be moved to the Cle Elum area.  Any panel manufacturer under consideration knows this will be part of the deal: jobs for Cle Elum. It is our intention to help grow the Washington market for solar panels by locating a manufacturer here. Washington State law promotes the purchase of solar equipment made in Washington through sales tax breaks. We want Washingtonians to take advantage of this incentive by purchasing locally made and environmentally-sound products. Our initial purchase of 400,000 panels will establish a plant that can continue to manufacture with the demand of future panel buyers for their homes or businesses in Kittitas County, Washington State and the entire United States. We even have had offers from local property owners and looked at locations for a manufacturing plant.