Big Solar Panel Makers Boosting Production as Costs Fall

Technicians work on solar cells used for solar panels in Baoding, China.

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Several big solar-panel makers are ramping up production in a boon to clean energy. A key reason: the collapse of material costs that had been elevated for more than a year.

Three leading Chinese module manufacturers are bumping up January output forecasts, according to Shanghai Metals Market, which didn't identify its sources. Promising near-term demand is another factor driving the output boost.