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TVA Secures First Solar Technology for Alabama Project

Lawrence County Solar Project to be constructed in same county as First Solar’s new US manufacturing facility.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that it has secured 279 megawatts (MWDC) of advanced thin film solar panels from First Solar for its planned Lawrence County Solar Project in Lawrence County, AL, which is expected to commence commercial operation in 2027. The project reflects TVA’s growing emphasis on solar in the region, which, by 2025, is also expected to become the home of one of the largest fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing facilities in the United States, when...

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