Leading the way is First Solar, which on Thursday announced it will build a fifth (!!!) U.S. solar factory in Louisiana. Set to open in 2026, the new $1.1 billion facility will manufacture the company’s Series 7 solar modules, which will be made with “100% U.S.-made components identified in the current domestic content guidance issued by the US Department of Treasury.” The new factory is expected to employ 700 people once complete. Across the country, First Solar expects to eventually employ 4,000 people at its various facilities in states like Ohio and Alabama.
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