Nextpower 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.

Nextpower's fabrication capacity will support utility-scale solar power plants across Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Virginia--many of which are developed, owned, and operated by Tennessee-based Silicon Ranch Corporation, one of the largest independent power producers in the country. To celebrate economic growth in the Southeast and its expansion, Nextpower will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Nashville office, featuring Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell, executives from Silicon Ranch and MSS Steel Tubes, representatives from major U.S. steel suppliers, and officials from the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The event includes guided tours of Nextpower's new Remote Monitoring Center, which connects Nashville-based engineers to Nextpower solar tracker projects around the world.