Feb. 24 at 11:26 PM
$FSLR Having manufactured in the US since 2002, First Solar is the country’s leading PV solar technology and manufacturing company. It operates the largest solar technology manufacturing and research and development footprint in the Western Hemisphere with five operational manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Louisiana, and Ohio, and a sixth plant under construction in South Carolina, which is expected to begin operation in the second half of 2026. The new South Carolina facility is expected to increase First Solar’s capacity to produce American-made solar technology by 3.7 gigawatts, reaching approximately 18 GW of annual nameplate capacity in 2027. Altogether, the Company will have invested approximately
$4.5 billion in American manufacturing and R&D infrastructure since 2019.
