Canadian firm to set up U.S. manufacturing operations at former IBM Huron building in Endicott

ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Canadian firm Ubiquity Solar Inc. will establish its U.S. solar photovoltaic manufacturing operations in a roughly $61 million investment at the former IBM site in the village of Endicott in Broome County.

Ubiquity Solar expects to create up to 150 highly skilled jobs in the region, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. With the site redevelopment already underway, the company expects to be fully operational at the Endicott campus by the end of 2022.

For the initial phase of the project, the company expects to repurpose 800,000 square-feet of space at the former campus. The approximately $61 million investment will include site renovations, equipment, and installation.

Empire State Development will assist the project with up to $3 million through the Excelsior Jobs tax-credit program, which ESD will base on “actual job creation,” per Hochul’s office.

Ubiquity Solar is a North American-based company focused on the photovoltaic and related materials markets. Operating in the solar industry since 1996, it has developed proprietary PV technology that enables a unique close-coupled, vertically integrated, regionally focused business model. Ubiquity Solar serves customers in the aerospace, power generation, and related materials application industries, and focuses on the production of ultra-low carbon, Made-in-America, high efficiency PV products for North America’s significant renewable power generation needs and its transition to a low carbon economy.

“We are excited to establish our U.S. manufacturing operations in the Southern Tier,” Ubiquity Solar CEO Ian MacLellan said. “We are thrilled to play a lead role in redeveloping the former IBM site with a commitment to the highest environmental stewardship standards as the foundation for building our ultra-low carbon, Made-in-America, high efficiency PV. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Empire State Development team for their support.”