pv magazine International

First Solar commits $330 million to new US factory

First Solar announced it will invest $330 million in a US module manufacturing facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. The new facility will span over one million square feet and is designed for the ...
Morningstar

First Solar Inaugurates New $1.1 Billion AI-Enabled Louisiana Manufacturing Facility

First Solar’s fifth operating US manufacturing facility creates over 800 new manufacturing jobs Facility forecast to raise Iberia Parish’s GDP by 4.4% in first full year of operations at capacity ...
pv magazine International

First Solar plans fifth US factory with 3.7 GW capacity addition

First Solar said in its third-quarter 2025 earnings report that it will open a new 3.7 GW annual-capacity solar module finishing line in the United States. The module assembly plant is expected to ...
PV Tech

First Solar to open new 3.7GW US manufacturing plant in 2026

Production at the new facility will onshore the finishing of Series 6 modules initiated at the international factories. Image: First Solar. US thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has unveiled ...
Electrek

US’s largest solar panel maker to open a new 3.7-GW factory

First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), the US’s largest solar panel maker, announced it will open a new 3.7-gigawatt (GW) factory in the US to finish production of its Series 6 modules started at its overseas ...