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First Solar Inaugurates $1.1 Billion Alabama Facility

Adds 3.5 GW of vertically integrated American solar manufacturing capacity.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. inaugurated its new $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama. The facility, which adds 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of fully vertically integrated nameplate solar manufacturing capacity in the United States, is expected to create over 800 new energy technology manufacturing jobs in the state. “This represents a great day for First Solar and for Lawrence County because this production facility is destined to become a ma...

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