GAF Energy Opens the Largest Solar Roofing Manufacturing Center in the World - Georgetown, TX

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GEORGETOWN, Texas and SAN JOSE, Calif./PRNewswire/ — GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and a leading provider of solar roofing in North America, has opened it's 450,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, to meet growing demand for the award-winning Timberline Solar™ roof.  The new facility, the company’s second, has increased it's capacity by 500% and bring total production of its solar shingle to 300 megawatts annually, making GAF Energy the largest producer of solar roofing in the world.  Timberline Solar™ features the world’s first nailable solar shingle and is the only roof system to directly integrate solar technology into traditional roofing processes and materials.

“The response from both consumers and roofers to our Timberline Solar roof has been tremendous and we’re thrilled to be expanding capacity to meet that growing demand. Georgetown has a long track record as a clean energy leader, so it is the perfect home for us to build the future of solar,” said Martin DeBono, President of GAF Energy. “We launched Timberline Solar because we believed that more consumers would choose solar if they had a more reliable, durable, and attractive option. The market has confirmed our belief—now we’re turning that belief into reality and building the future of clean energy here in the U.S.”

“We are pleased GAF Energy selected Georgetown for their facility,” Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder said. “Their innovative product is one that will change the market as we know it, and we are excited that it will be developed here in our backyard.”

The Georgetown manufacturing will employ hundreds of new U.S.-based, clean energy manufacturing jobs  currently it employs 75 people. GAF Energy’s first manufacturing facility, in San Jose, California, was completed and began production in 2021. As a Standard Industries company and sister company to GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing company in North America, GAF Energy can draw on extensive manufacturing and R&D expertise, with access to the largest network of roofing partners in the industry. One out of every four new roofs in the U.S. comes from GAF, uniquely positioning GAF Energy to bring residential solar to the mass market.

The company’s solar roof, Timberline Solar™, is in a class of its own: reliable, durable, cost-effective, easy to install, and aesthetically superior. Timberline Solar ES™ boasts an industry-defying depth of less than a quarter inch and integrates with traditional shingles to create a sleek and attractive look. Since its launch earlier this year, Timberline Solar™ has received multiple awards and honors.

Best of Innovation award from CES, Green Builder Sustainable Home Award, Good Housekeeping Editor’s Choice for CES 2022, a Fast Company World Changing Ideas award, and an NAHB Best of IBS Award, Most Innovative Construction Tool.

Homeowners interested in solar roofing options and roofers interested in installing GAF Energy products can find out more at: www.gaf.energy / https://www.austinroofingandconstruction.com/GAFandTeslaSolarRoofs

Standard Industries is a privately-held global industrial company operating in over 80 countries with over 20,000 employees. The Standard ecosystem spans a broad array of holdings, technologies and investments—including both public and private companies from early to late-stage—as well as world-class building solutions, performance materials, real estate and next-generation solar technology. Throughout its history, Standard has leveraged its deep industry expertise and vision to create outsize value across its businesses, which today include operating companies GAF, BMI, Grace, GAF Energy, Siplast, SGI, and Schiedel, as well as Standard Investments and Winter Properties. For more information, visit https://www.standardindustries.com/.

SOURCE GAF Energy https://www.standardindustries.com/gaf-energy-announces-second-timberline-solar-manufacturing-facility-in-georgetown-texas/

A recent Community Impact Article had this to say about the GAF Energy Manufacturing Center:

GAF Energy opened a solar roofing manufacturing center in Georgetown in November2023

The 450,000-square-foot facility will produce Timberline Solar shingles and is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year. The company will employ more than 250 people in Georgetown and has hired over 75 people this year. Over the next 10 years, GAF Energy will invest more than $100 million into the project.

The Georgetown facility will increase increase GAF Energy’s capacity by 500% and allow for the production of 300 megawatts of solar shingles each year, making GAF Energy the world's largest solar roofing producer, a GAF Energy spokesperson said.

GAF Energy opened in its first manufacturing facility in San Jose, California, in 2021.

“We are pleased GAF Energy selected Georgetown as their destination for their facility,” Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder said in a press release. “Their innovative product is one that will change the market as we know it, and we are excited that it will be developed here in our backyard.”

• Construction complete Nov. 15
• 110 SE Inner Loop, Georgetown
• www.gaf.energy

https://communityimpact.com/austin/georgetown/business/2023/11/21/gaf-energy-opens-450k-square-foot-solar-roofing-manufacturing-facility-in-georgetown/

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