First Solar Inaugurates First Phase of South Carolina Production Facility
First Solar inaugurated the first phase of its Gaffney, South Carolina facility, its sixth US manufacturing site, which onshores final production of Series 6 Plus modules. The second phase is forecast to complete by mid-2027, doubling annual nameplate capacity to 3.4 GW, adding CuRe technology production, and supporting nearly 700 jobs -- about 500 already filled.
Key figures
- Jobs supported
- nearly 700
- Phase2 completion
- mid-2027
- Facility investment
- $330 million
- Nameplate capacity target gw
- 3.4
- Us capacity forecast 2027 gw
- approximately 17 GW
- Total us investment since 2019
- over $5 billion
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