First Solar, Inc. announced that it has produced 1 gigawatt (GW) of its advanced solar modules since beginning commercial production in early 2002. It took the company more than six years to produce its first 500 megawatts (MW) and eight months to produce its second, creating today’s 1GW total. By the end of this year, the company has announced it will have the capacity to produce more than 1GW per year— the equivalent of an average-sized nuclear power plant. “This volume allows us to rapi...