First Solar inaugurates new $1.1 billion Alabama solar manufacturing facility

First Solar has inaugurated a new $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama

The new facility, along with the company’s three operating factories in Ohio, brings First Solar’s domestic nameplate manufacturing capacity to almost 11 GW and its global capacity to over 21 GW, once the facility is in full production. The company is also constructing a $1.1 billion, 3.5 GW facility in Louisiana, which is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2025.

The company expects to have over 14 GW of annual nameplate capacity in the United States and 25 GW globally by the end of 2026.

“This represents a great day for First Solar and for Lawrence County because this production facility is destined to become a major player in the US renewable energy market” said Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. “Moreover, the Alabama workers at this facility will help break the nation’s dependence on foreign-made solar panels and contribute to our energy independence.”

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Source: Renewable Energy Magazine

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