As Congress cuts clean energy tax credits, Georgia solar jobs could be at risk

Solarcycle facilities manager Tyler Grimes inspects solar panels that are waiting to be processed for recycling. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated on Wednesday, July 2 at 11:38 a.m.

CEDARTOWN, Ga. — On the edge of this small town near the Alabama border, pallets of retired solar panels arrive weekly from across the Southeast and beyond.

This cavernous former yarn factory doesn’t look like much, but after its new owner Solarcycle gets up and running here later this year, the facility will eventually be able to recycle millions of panels annually.