One of the county’s largest manufacturers has just announced big developments at its facility in Sparta.
TERREPOWER, formerly known as BBB Industries, has continued to develop their solar remanufacturing facility to be the most impressive in the nation. Since then, it has only continued to grow. The company’s CEO thanks Sparta’s community and cooperative local government in part for their success in the county.
TERREPOWER recently announced their intention to show off their solar brand, Ontility, at the largest clean energy event in North America, RE+. During their announcement, however, was exciting news for their facility in Sparta. The company recently completed its state-of-the-art facility expansion in Sparta, reaching a 200,000 square foot remanufacturing facility, which is the largest of its kind in North America.
“A lot of companies design and distribute solar solutions, but one thing they cannot claim is what TERREPOWER excels at: sustainable manufacturing at scale,” said Moises Aguirre, vice president and general manager of Ontility at TERREPOWER. “Only TERREPOWER has the equipment, team, facility and the investment in remanufacturing solar modules to the level that we do.”
While the announcement for their participation in RE+ is exciting for the company, the growth of their facility in Sparta has been a far greater accomplishment for the community. Ever since their arrival in Sparta, TERREPOWER’s facility has looked to expand their commercial opportunities in the clean energy economy.
The Expositor reached out to Duncan Gillis, CEO of TERREPOWER, to ask him about how Sparta has treated the company, and he had only praise to give. In particular, he praised the engineering team at the facility.
“We have a great engineering team down there with you guys,” Gillis said. “The workforce has been a tremendous boon for us, but also the local government has been very cooperative with us, too. We are very closely tied with Sparta and building our connection there.”
Gillis said the company does their best to give back to the community that has helped them in Sparta. One of their biggest contributions is the scholarships they give out annually to support the youth as they venture into adulthood and the workforce.
While they cannot share specific details on the future for the facility in Sparta, they intend to continue supporting it for years to come. The market on remanufacturing and recycling solar energy is still in a development phase, and Duncan Gillis believes one-of-a-kind facilities like Sparta will be integral in pushing that forward.
TERREPOWER is located at 5687 Smithville Highway, in Sparta.
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