{"id":443443,"date":"2025-02-19T19:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/?p=443443"},"modified":"2025-02-19T19:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:35:08","slug":"honeysuckle-solar-manufacturing-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/news\/honeysuckle-solar-manufacturing-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Honeysuckle Solar drives American manufacturing close to home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text align block_acf-block-67b6326a7f9b5 block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-0\"><\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <span class=\"rich-text standard-text fg-color-navy\">\n          <h1>Honeysuckle Solar drives Indiana manufacturing<\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In St. Joseph County, Indiana, the direct impacts of America\u2019s solar manufacturing surge are on display. Just east of South Bend sits a 188MW solar farm built by local hands, using components manufactured 16 miles down the road.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-0\"><\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"video-single align block_acf-block-67b6326a803d7 block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-15\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                          <div class=\" w-100 overflow-hidden\">\n            <div class=\"video video--third-party position-relative no-highlight h-100\">\n  <div class=\"video__poster w-101 h-100 left-0 top-0 \">\n          <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2.jpg 1918w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-1000x562.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2-1600x899.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19182838\/ARRAY-Lighsourcebp-Thumbnail-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"1078\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/picture>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <button class=\"video__play-button bottom-0 position-absolute z-2 p-0 border-none transition-500 z-1\">\n    <i class=\"fg-color-off-white\">\n      <svg class=\"w-100 h-100\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"url(#playIcon)\" d=\"M0 0h79v79H0V0z\"\/><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M29.625 29.269a1 1 0 011.543-.84L46.98 38.66a1 1 0 010 1.68L31.168 50.57a1 1 0 01-1.543-.839V29.27z\"\/><defs><linearGradient id=\"playIcon\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"107.528\" y1=\"79\" y2=\"-2.194\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#DF1995\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#FE5000\"\/><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\n    <\/i>\n  <\/button>\n\n      <iframe\n    class=\"video__iframe position-absolute aspect-ratio-16x9 w-100 h-100 left-0 top-0 transition-500 \"\n    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9D89qggEihU?autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;loop=1&amp;controls=1&amp;playlist=9D89qggEihU\"\n    frameBorder=\"0\"\n    width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\n    allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\"\n    allowFullScreen=\"true\"\n    webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\"\n    mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-15\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n  \n\n\n<section class=\"text align block_acf-block-67b6326a80766 block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"pt-15 pt-lg-15\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <span class=\"rich-text standard-text fg-color-navy\">\n          <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The project, called Honeysuckle Solar, features equipment from two American manufacturers\u2014panels from First Solar and smart trackers from Array Technologies, Inc. By sourcing from these domestic suppliers, Lightsource bp is helping fuel the onshoring of the solar supply chain, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seia.org\/research-resources\/solar-storage-supply-chain-dashboard\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will support 100,000 American jobs by 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">33<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The impacts ripple throughout the U.S. economy, including in St. Joseph County. <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">Workers at the local <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52236703 BCX0\">LockJoint<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\"> Tube manufacturing facility <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">produced<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">torque tubes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">\u2014a major <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">component<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\"> of the smart solar trackers\u2014<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">installed at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">Honeysuckle<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\"> Solar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52236703 BCX0\">.<\/span> These tubes are part of the racking which <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hold up the panels and tilt them throughout the day to follow the sun, maximizing energy generation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">During construction, 85% of the workforce building Honeysuckle lived in St. Joseph and the surrounding Indiana counties, with representation from three local unions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Watch our full video to hear from representatives of Lightsource bp, Array Technologies, LockJoint Tube and St. Joseph County, speaking to this impactful partnership. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-0\"><\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards align block_acf-block-67b52e85428c1 block bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h3 class=\"mb-35\">More stories from Honeysuckle Solar<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container\">\n    <a 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