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First Solar Releases Study Analyzing Economic Impact

First Solar forecast to support more than 30,000 direct, indirect, and induced jobs representing approximately $2.8B in labor in 2026.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. released what is believed to be the first comprehensive economic analysis of a vertically integrated solar manufacturer’s value chain in the United States. The study, commissioned by First Solar and conducted by the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, used IMPLAN economic software to analyze First Solar’s actual and forecasted US spending in 2023 and 2026 when the company expects to have 14 gigawatts (GW) of annual name...

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