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First Solar Selects Louisiana for Fifth American Manufacturing Facility

Will invest up to $1.1 billion in 3.5 GW fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing facility.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced that it has selected the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish, LA as the location for its previously announced fifth fully vertically integrated manufacturing facility in the United States. The facility, believed to be the single largest capital investment in the area’s history, represents an investment of up to $1.1 billion in expanding America’s capacity to produce its own photovoltaic (PV) solar modules. Expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, ...

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