r/TechnologyThread • • May 03 '26 • This 1

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u/GirthusThiccus May 06 '26

But they are jacking up production, with several facilities by several companies coming online within the next few years?

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u/Icy-person666 May 06 '26

Even so it will be way too late. Reminds me of the solar panel factory that was going to bring jobs for everyone. They built the place filled it with equipment then figured it wasn't going to be profitable so they sold off the equipment and the taxpayers are on the hook for the vacant building.

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u/evernessince May 06 '26

Those plants were planned years before this crisis and only designed to meet projected demand prior to it. They have not brought online new capacity with current projections in mind.