On May 18, 2026, employees, customers, public officials, community leaders, and industry partners gathered in Portland, Tennessee, to mark an important milestone for Shoals Technologies Group.
The occasion celebrated the opening of Shoals’ massive new Mega Facility and the company’s 30th anniversary. This event was more than a traditional ribbon cutting. It brought together the people behind Shoals’ growth, the community that has supported it, and the industries the company serves.
Guests toured the new campus, heard from company and community leaders, joined a live panel discussion, and celebrated with employees and their families. The day also included a $20,000 donation to Hands of Hope, reinforcing Shoals’ long-standing connection to Portland and Sumner County.
Bringing Shoals’ Tennessee operations together
The new 638,000-square-foot manufacturing campus joins three existing Tennessee operations into one centralized location. This consolidation does more than add space. It brings manufacturing, production, packaging, engineering support, and logistics closer together.
The campus was designed to expand production capacity and improve operational efficiency. It also supports increased automation within production and packaging. These capabilities will help Shoals respond to rising demand across utility-scale solar, battery energy storage systems, and mission-critical infrastructure such as data centers.
The facility is backed by an initial $30 million investment. Shoals has planned a total commitment of up to $80 million over five years. For customers, this investment means greater domestic manufacturing capacity. It also creates closer coordination across the teams responsible for producing and delivering critical electrical infrastructure. And for Shoals, it creates room to scale alongside a rapidly changing energy market.
A celebration built around people
The scale of the new facility was impressive. Still, the day’s focus remained firmly on people. Employees joined customers, local leaders, elected officials, business partners, and members of the Portland community. Together, they celebrated the work that made the new campus possible.
In keeping with Shoals’ 1996 founding, employees also celebrated with a ’90s-themed event complete with games, favorite candies from the decade, and plenty of nostalgia. They gathered with popcorn to watch Shoals’ new 30th anniversary film, bringing a personal and playful element to a milestone rooted in three decades of hard work and innovation.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony formally opened the facility. Guests experienced the campus firsthand and saw how Shoals is bringing its Tennessee operations under one roof. The gathering also reflected the company’s roots as a local manufacturer with a growing global presence.
For many employees, the opening represented years of work and change. For Portland, it marked another chapter in a relationship that has developed alongside Shoals itself.
Local and regional media captured the celebration. FOX 17 reported from the new campus and highlighted its size, investment, and role in supporting new jobs. Local coverage from the Portland Sun also documented the ribbon cutting and its importance to the community. Video coverage offered viewers a closer look inside the event and the new facility.
A live conversation about what comes next
The celebration also featured a live panel discussion about the future of Shoals, advanced manufacturing, and energy infrastructure. The conversation gave company leaders and guests an opportunity to look beyond the building itself.
Solar projects are growing in size and complexity. Battery storage is becoming essential to reliability and grid flexibility. Data centers are also creating significant new demand for dependable power infrastructure. All these markets depend on the electrical systems connecting generation, storage, and critical loads.
That is where Shoals plays an important role. For three decades, the company has focused on simplifying how power is collected, connected, and distributed. Its prefabricated solutions are designed to reduce installation complexity and improve consistency at scale. The new facility gives Shoals greater capacity to support that work. It also creates a foundation for future products, manufacturing methods, and customer needs.
The live panel reinforced the broader meaning of the investment. The Mega Facility is not simply a response to today’s demand. It is designed to help Shoals prepare for where the energy industry is going next.
Thirty years of manufacturing innovation
The facility opening came during Shoals’ 30th anniversary year. Shoals began in 1996 with roots in automotive manufacturing. That industry required disciplined processes, consistent quality, and repeatable performance. In 2002, the company brought those principles to the solar industry.
Since then, Shoals has helped shape how utility-scale solar projects are designed and built. Its factory-fabricated electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solutions have reduced the amount of complex work performed in the field. Over time, the company expanded that experience into battery energy storage and other critical power applications, building on its deep expertise in DC power architectures.
Shoals’ 30th anniversary film brings that history to life through the voices of the people who have helped shape it. Employees with very different tenures—from longtime team members who have witnessed decades of change to colleagues newer to Shoals—and representing a wide range of functions share what reaching 30 years in business means to them. Their perspectives tell a story not only about products and manufacturing milestones, but also about the people, relationships, ingenuity, and resilience behind the company’s evolution.
The Mega Facility connects that history to the company’s future. It brings together decades of manufacturing experience, electrical engineering knowledge, and lessons learned from projects operating in demanding environments. It also strengthens Shoals’ commitment to American manufacturing at a time when resilient domestic supply chains are increasingly important.
Supporting the community behind the company
One of the day’s most meaningful moments was Shoals’ $20,000 donation to Hands of Hope. The local organization helps provide meals to people across Portland and Sumner County. The donation recognized the community’s role in Shoals’ success. It also demonstrated that the facility investment extends beyond manufacturing capacity.
Shoals has grown in Portland with the support of employees, families, suppliers, educators, public officials, and local organizations. Marking the new facility with a community donation made that relationship part of the celebration.
The contribution will support local families while reinforcing a simple idea: a company’s growth should create value beyond its own walls.
Expanding domestic energy manufacturing
The United States is building more solar, battery storage, and critical power infrastructure. These markets have different technical needs. However, they share a need for safe, reliable, scalable electrical systems.
Domestic manufacturing can help strengthen the supply chain supporting those projects. It can provide better visibility into production, closer coordination with customers, and faster responses to changing project requirements. Shoals’ new campus is designed to support those goals.
By consolidating operations, increasing automation, and expanding capacity, the facility can help improve production flow and consistency. It can also support the skilled employees who turn engineering designs into products built for real-world conditions.
Industry publications recognized that significance. Solar Builder emphasized the facility’s role in solar and battery manufacturing. PV Tech highlighted its EBOS capacity and expanded automation. Other energy publications also covered the campus as an important investment in domestic power infrastructure.
Ready for our next chapter
The Portland celebration connected several parts of the Shoals story. It honored 30 years of innovation. It recognized employees and community partners. It opened a major new manufacturing campus. It also looked toward the future of solar, storage, and mission-critical power.
The ribbon cutting marked the official opening of the facility. The panel, tours, festivities, and community donation showed what the milestone represented.
Shoals is expanding its ability to manufacture in the United States. It is bringing teams and processes closer together. It is preparing to support customers as projects become larger, faster, and more complex. Most importantly, the new facility gives Shoals a stronger platform for helping connect the energy systems now taking shape.
Watch Shoals’ 30th anniversary video to hear from the people behind our story and see how three decades of experience are shaping what comes next. Then, explore our solutions or connect with the Shoals team to learn how our expanding U.S. manufacturing capabilities can support your next power project.
