LuxWall Opens Clean Energy Manufacturing Operation in Michigan

On Monday, August 12th, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined LuxWall, Inc., CEO Scott Thomsen, and state and local officials to officially open the company’s new clean-energy manufacturing compound in Litchfield. The compound will host the world’s first high-volume vacuum-insulating glass production facilities. The Litchfield site features automated manufacturing, quality control, office space, and laboratories to produce advanced, energy-efficient window products sold to residential and commercial customers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

LuxWall’s new site, first announced by Governor Whitmer in July 2023, is part of a two-phase, $165-million investment from LuxWall that will create 450 jobs in the state. The company is finalizing a site in Detroit for its second facility. These projects represent a massive win for Michigan, which provided a $6-million performance-based grant from the Michigan Business Development Program. The company also received over $31 million in federal cost-sharing from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Affordable Clean Energy Plan.

The opening event coincided with the second anniversary of the historic Biden-Harris administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. The administration’s Affordable Clean Energy Plan has spurred over 20,000 new jobs and $25 billion in new clean energy projects in the state. The excitement is shared widely as the press coverage is overwhelmingly positive, and there are many mentions of new clean energy jobs.

Other attendees included Quentin Messer, Jr., CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and State Senator Jonathan Lindsey.