▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Hem is phere . ▁Pan ason ic ▁was ▁to ▁handle ▁production ▁at ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁plant , ▁invest ing ▁$ 2 5 6 ▁million . ▁Pan ason ic ▁and ▁Sol ar City / S ile vo ▁are ▁developing ▁similar ▁but ▁somewhat ▁different ▁H IT - techn ology , ▁and ▁Pan ason ic ▁hopes ▁to ▁use ▁Sol ar City ' s ▁ ▁w af ers ▁combining ▁the ▁two ▁companies ' ▁techn ologies ▁at ▁an ▁efficiency ▁of ▁ 2 2 %. ▁Sol ar City ▁expects ▁demand ▁to ▁out strip ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁production ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁solar ▁pan els ▁per ▁day , ▁and ▁bu ys ▁solar ▁equipment ▁from ▁other ▁manufact ur ers ▁until ▁more ▁fact ories ▁can ▁be ▁built . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁CE O ▁Ly nd on ▁R ive ▁announced ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁del ays ▁in cur red ▁in ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁mach in ery ▁for ▁the ▁plant , ▁production ▁would ▁begin ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁own s ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁equipment , ▁le asing ▁it ▁to ▁Sol ar City . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ion ▁project ▁was ▁under ▁investigation , ▁delay ing ▁state ▁pay ments ▁to ▁contract ors , ▁but ▁not ▁influen cing ▁progress ▁on ▁completion ▁of ▁construction . ▁Sol ar City ▁started ▁h iring ▁for ▁the ▁facility