▁the ▁factory ▁is ▁expected ▁in ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁factory ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁begin ▁producing ▁solar ▁cells ▁by ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁factory ▁will ▁be ▁located ▁in ▁an ▁" inn ov ation ▁hub " ▁called ▁the ▁High - T ech ▁Man ufact uring ▁In nov ation ▁Hub ▁at ▁River B end . ▁The ▁state ▁appropri ated ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁hub . ▁According ▁to ▁Daily ▁Energy ▁Ins ider , ▁" The ▁facility ▁will ▁have ▁one ▁gig aw att ▁of ▁annual ▁solar ▁capacity ▁when ▁it ▁reaches ▁full ▁production ▁and ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁produce ▁about ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁solar ▁pan els ▁per ▁day ." ▁Sol ar City ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁spend ▁$ 5 ▁billion ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁de cade ▁on ▁the ▁facility ▁and ▁create ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 4 6 0 ▁direct ▁manufact uring ▁jobs . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁federal ▁investig ators ▁were ▁investig ating ▁how ▁money ▁and ▁contract s ▁within ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ion ▁program ▁were ▁distributed . ▁Sol ar City ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁program . ▁The ▁company ▁intended ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁large ▁solar ▁panel ▁factory ▁on ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁River . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁officials ▁post pon ed ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁almost ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁Sol ar City ▁project . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ,