A glassmaking facility in Meadville, PA had shut down in 2020 in response to slowing demand from the US auto industry and the effects of the pandemic. In 2023, First Solar signed an agreement with Vitro Architectural Glass to manufacture float glass for its American-made solar modules in the factory. In response, Vitro announced it would invest $93.6 million to rebuild and modernize the plant, creating approximately 130 new high-quality jobs. Vitro then increased its investment to about $180 million to upgrade the facility. The plant is expected to be operational in 2025, bringing the jobs, economic growth, and tax revenues that domestic manufacturing stimulates. Read the full economic impact study: https://bit.ly/42S1d1g Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center #AmericanSolar #SolarJobs #JobsMultiplier #EconomicImpact #FirstSolar
First Solar
Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
Tempe, Arizona 232,989 followers
Leading the world's sustainable energy future.
About us
First Solar is a leading American solar technology company and global provider of responsibly produced eco-efficient solar modules advancing the fight against climate change. Developed at R&D labs in California and Ohio, the company’s advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules represent the next generation of solar technologies, providing a competitive, high-performance, lower-carbon alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV panels. From raw material sourcing and manufacturing through end-of-life module recycling, First Solar’s approach to technology embodies sustainability and a responsibility towards people and the planet. For more information about First Solar: - Visit us on the web at http://www.firstsolar.com - Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/firstsolar (@FirstSolar) - Check us out on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/firstsolar
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- Industry
- Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Tempe, Arizona
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1999
- Specialties
- Thin-film solar panel manufacturing
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First Solar’s investment of approximately $1.1 billion in a 3.5 GWDC manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, AL is expected to be commissioned by the second half of 2024, creating over 700 new direct manufacturing jobs. Read the full economic report: https://bit.ly/42S1d1g Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center #AlabamaJobs #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarWorkers #EconomicImpact #firstsolar
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First Solar's glass supply chain has generated millions of dollars in secondary investments in the US by our suppliers who are growing their operations to support our demand. This is supporting 1000s of jobs in an industry impacted by China’s state-subsidized domination of vital supply chains. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46yXEOX #AmericasSolarWorkers #AmericanGlass #InvestingInAmerica #FirstSolar
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Due to First Solar’s presence, Ohio can uniquely claim to be home to every aspect of the solar value chain, from R&D and glass, steel, and module manufacturing to recycling. As The Blade put it: First Solar “has turned Toledo into the nation’s leading renewable energy manufacturing center.” First Solar directly employs 2,400 workers in the state and is estimated to have generated approximately 10,505 total jobs including direct, indirect, and induced economic effects. For every First Solar job, an estimated 4.4 total jobs were created in the Ohio economy in 2023, with more than $1 billion in estimated labor income generated in Ohio that year. Read the full economic impact report: https://bit.ly/42S1d1g Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center #OhioJobs #AmericanSolar #americassolarworkers #EconomicImpact #FirstSolar
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American steel forms the backbone of First Solar’s US-made Series 7 panels. The transformation from iron ore to steel rolls to finished back rails all happens within a 100-mile radius of First Solar’s Ohio factories: the steel is made in Cleveland, processed in Delta, and fabricated into back rails in Bowling Green. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46yXEOX #AmericasSolarWorkers #AmericanSteel #InvestingInAmerica #FirstSolar
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First Solar’s coast-to-coast American supply chain creates jobs and value for the country. Soda ash miners in Wyoming, silica miners in Michigan, copper miners in Utah, steelworkers in Alabama, Louisiana, and Ohio, glassworkers in Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, woodworkers in Indiana, truckers, railroad workers, and many more work every day to enable First Solar’s #AmericanManufacturing. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/42S1d1g Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center #AmericanSolar #americassolarworkers #SolarJobs #EconomicImpact #FirstSolar
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#FirstSolar believes America’s energy transition must be powered by American innovation. It’s why First Solar has invested approximately $2 billion in its uniquely American solar technology, continues to invest heavily in R&D through its own team of scientists and researchers, and collaborates with American universities and research institutions. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46yXEOX #AmericasSolarWorkers #TheFuture #InvestingInAmerica #ResearchDevelopment
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Analysis conducted by the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center for First Solar maps the impact of high-value manufacturing on America’s economy. The numbers, expected to scale with First Solar’s US nameplate manufacturing capacity, speak for themselves: fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing delivers jobs, economic growth, and economic output. This is the real value of solar technology made in America for America, with materials sourced from businesses nationwide and not simply assembled here using imported components. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/42S1d1g #AmericanSolar #AmericanSolarWorkers #SolarJobs #EconomicImpact
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First Solar celebrates #AmericasSolarWorkers. The thousands of people that go to work each day in factories, R&D labs, mines, railyards, and warehouses, enable First Solar’s uniquely American solar technology. Thanks to their work, there isn’t a more American solar technology in the market than the panels produced by First Solar’s factories in the United States. Learn more - https://bit.ly/3uY09w0 #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarWorkers
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Great news coming from the Aloha state! Congratulations to our partners at Ameresco and to the state of Hawai'i. We are proud to have supported the Kūpono Solar project with our American solar technology. Here's to a continued partnership as we work towards a sustainable energy future. Learn more about this landmark project below!
Excited to celebrate the commercial operations of Kūpono Solar, providing clean, reliable energy to 10,000 homes on O‘ahu! This solar and battery storage facility marks a major step forward in Hawai‘i's journey to a sustainable future. We joined our partners and the community to celebrate this landmark project in a special dedication ceremony. Read more at: https://hubs.ly/Q02BSkJd0
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