Biden’s clean energy law revived this red corner of Georgia. Voters there are backing Trump anyway | CNN Politics

The Qcells plant pumps out 32,000 solar panels a day and has a total panel production capacity of 5.1 gigawatts.

It's a cutting-edge operation that was made possible by the sweeping climate investment law enacted by the Biden administration in 2022 .

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the plant last year to highlight its growth and speak to some of its employees.

Dalton , Georgia , is a conservative county that voted 75% for Trump in 2020 .

The housing market crash in 2008 left the area vulnerable to something most thought was impossible until 2008 .

The market collapse sparked local leaders to start thinking through and setting up the infrastructure for the diversification of the economy.

The result has been the revival of a model that was thought to be a thing of the past.

“I’m optimistic because we’re just scratching the surface,” says Qcells plant manager.

It’s a window into a transformation that has taken hold of an entire community a one -industry town no more.

Asked if there were any plans to add “ Solar capital of the world” onto the current signs in town, Carpenter thought about it for a minute .