First Solar to Build $1 Billion Assembly Plant in Alabama
FLORENCE, AL—First Solar Inc. has selected Alabama as the site of a more than $1 billion factory that will assemble solar modules.
The plant, to be located in Lauderdale County in the Tennessee Valley region, will create more than 700 jobs. The factory is part of a previously announced plan to increase First Solar’s U.S. manufacturing capacity to more than 10 gigawatts by 2025. It already has three assembly plants in Ohio, one of which is expected to begin production next year.