US Customs delays force solar giant Qcells to furlough 1,000 workers [update]
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/04/qcells.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p>In early November 2025, solar panel giant Qcells announced that it was temporarily furloughing 1,000 US workers – 25% of its workforce – and reducing pay and shifts at its Georgia factories due to supply chain delays caused by US Customs. Today – four months later – Qcells announced that its solar panel output is finally back to normal production.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/us-customs-delays-force-solar-giant-qcells-to-furlough-1000-workers/#more-442739">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/04/qcells.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p>In early November 2025, solar panel giant Qcells announced that it was temporarily furloughing 1,000 US workers – 25% of its workforce – and reducing pay and shifts at its Georgia factories due to supply chain delays caused by US Customs. Today – four months later – Qcells announced that its solar panel output is finally back to normal production.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/us-customs-delays-force-solar-giant-qcells-to-furlough-1000-workers/#more-442739">more…</a>