▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁El on ▁Mus k ▁announced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁production ▁of ▁T es la ' s ▁solar ▁roof ▁products ▁would ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁facility ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁as ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁production ▁of ▁solar ▁roof ▁t iles ▁had ▁begun ▁at ▁the ▁facility , ▁and ▁T es la ▁expected ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁r amp ▁up ▁production ▁through ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁facility ▁employed ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 ▁workers . ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁required ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁employ ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 4 6 0 ▁workers ▁at ▁the ▁facility ▁by ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁or ▁face ▁a ▁$ 4 1 . 2 ▁million ▁penalty , ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁company ▁reported ▁having ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁workers ▁at ▁the ▁facility . ▁Pan ason ic ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁ce ase ▁operations ▁at ▁the ▁facility ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Trade ▁organization ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Sol ar ▁Cho ice , ▁or ▁T ASC , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁ro o ft op ▁phot ov olta ic ▁power ▁station ▁solar ▁trade ▁organization . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ch arg ing ▁station ▁E fficient ▁energy ▁use ▁List ▁of