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> [They] decided to build a polysilicon plant in Tennessee, partly because energy costs in Germany were so high.

This makes USA look like a 3rd world country being used as a haven for environmentally harmful industry installations.



Not really. Undeveloped countries tend not to have cheap abundant electricity and are generally less politically stable than the U.S. (both of those things are part of a desirable context for billion dollar investments).

I suppose if you decide that U.S. environmental standards are useless you might have a point.




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