WATERTOWN â With a solar energy industry booming in the state, W. Edward Walldroff thinks there couldnât be a better time for a company to build a solar panel manufacturing plant in a proposed business park near Watertown International Airport.
The Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency announced Tuesday that Convalt Energy, a New York City-based renewable energy company, plans to build a solar panel manufacturing facility in the agencyâs proposed business park on Route 12F in the town of Hounsfield.
Its sister company, DigiCollect, would also build a facility in the airport park.
Mr. Walldroff, a member of the JCIDA board, believes Convalt can take advantage of the stateâs growing solar energy industry if it moves forward with its projects.