ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Hundreds of jobs are disappearing in Asheville as a solar company closes its facility here.

A notification filed with the state reveals Pine Gate Renewables on Roberts Street in Asheville is closing its plant, laying off more than 78% of its workforce as it files for bankruptcy.

The database shows 223 people in Buncombe County will be impacted.

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NOV. 12, 2025 – A notification filed with the state reveals Pine Gate Renewables on Roberts Street in Asheville is closing its plant. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

Blue Ridge Power also laid off more than 500 employees a month ago, according to Business North Carolina.

“There’s been a series of these in North Carolina, and you know, North Carolina has been kind of one of the leaders in clean energy manufacturing over the past few years,” said senior advisor on clean energy, climate power, Jesse Lee.

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When President Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill was passed, it cut tax credits for wind and solar energy.

Activist groups cite this for the decrease in public interest in clean energy.