"GAF Energy, which sells solar panels embedded in roof shingles, will shut down its San Jose headquarters on Dec. 13, it announced in a Thursday WARN document, filed with California officials. The company uses the facility for researching, developing and manufacturing its solar shingles - a whole green energy factory at San Jose's southeastern corner, operational since 2021. But now, GAF Energy will lay off local workers and shift its official headquarters to Georgetown, Texas."
"Along with the plant's shutdown, the WARN said, GAF Energy will conduct a mass layoff of remote workers who report to the San Jose facility. The document, generally a required filing in the event of a mass layoff by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, listed 138 impacted roles total across in-person and remote roles, including a slew of electricians, technicians, engineers, roofers and managers."
"In light of ongoing changes in the solar industry, we are aligning our business and our team to focus on key markets where solar is most compelling for builders and homeowners," DeBono wrote. He added that GAF Energy would be centralizing its operations, manufacturing, and research and development teams at its new headquarters in Georgetown, Texas. The company opened its manufacturing facility there in May 2024."
GAF Energy will shut down its San Jose headquarters on Dec. 13 and shift its official headquarters to Georgetown, Texas. The San Jose facility, operational since 2021, was used for research, development and manufacturing of solar shingles. A WARN filing notifies a mass layoff affecting 138 roles across in-person and remote positions, including electricians, technicians, engineers, roofers and managers. GAF Energy plans to centralize operations, manufacturing, and research and development at the Georgetown location, where a manufacturing facility opened in May 2024. GAF Energy is owned by the manufacturing giant Standard Industries.
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