Bila Solar is linking with Origami Solar to offer a steel-frame solar panel to its U.S. customers. Bila will have Origami’s steel frame as an option on Bila’s 550-W dual-glass solar module, which also uses U.S.-manufactured solar cells.
Origami Solar steel frames.
By incorporating American-made steel frames and solar cells, Bila’s Indiana-assembled solar panels boost domestic content levels, helping developers more easily qualify for the 10% domestic content bonus adder of the investment tax credit.
The new steel-framed 550-W module series will be showcased at the upcoming RE+ trade show in Las Vegas.
“This partnership unites the future of renewable energy with America’s core manufacturing industry, furthering the goal of onshoring the U.S. solar supply chain and solving a real-world problem for customers,” said Mick McDaniel, Vice President and General Manager of Bila Solar. “Our mission has always been to build a resilient domestic solar ecosystem. By integrating Origami’s innovative and remarkably stronger steel frames and pairing them with U.S.-manufactured solar cells, we not only offer a stronger, more reliable module but also provide customers with increased domestic content to facilitate access to the 10% domestic content bonus adder.”
The agreement also leverages the increasing cost-competitiveness of domestic steel against tariff-impacted imported aluminum, making this an economically and logistically sound decision.
“Our goal with Origami from the start was to partner with leading manufacturers like Bila Solar to deliver products that push the solar industry towards stronger and more reliable system performance, support U.S. jobs and national energy security, and ensure American innovation remains at the forefront of the renewable energy transition,” said Origami CEO Gregg Patterson.
Deliveries of the new module series are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2026.
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