Investing in education plants the seeds of the innovative solutions and technologies that will ensure American energy dominance for decades to come. We’re proud to announce that we’ve established the Endowed Professorship in Critical Energy Materials at @MissouriSandT. As #AmericasSolarCompany, we know the importance of strengthening our nation’s critical mineral security—critical minerals provide the building blocks of our innovative thin film semiconductor—and this new endowment will help #MissouriSandT develop the next generation of leaders in critical minerals research. Learn more: #AmericanSolar #InvestinginAmerica

First Solar is proud to work closely with @Terrasmart to deliver innovative solutions that contribute to domestic solar and meet our country’s growing energy needs. #AmericanSolar #FirstSolar

The Power of Glass in American energy manufacturing was crystal clear at the furnace lighting ceremony for a newly converted TCO float glass line at the Rossford, Ohio, factory of Pilkington North America, a member of our valued partner @nsgpilkington . It’s an exciting new chapter for a facility with deep roots in America’s glass heritage—and we’re proud that it’s part of our American supply chain. As we continue to grow to meet America’s rapidly expanding energy needs, our communities are growing with us. This new investment in the Rossford community supports 140 jobs for American solar workers. Learn more: #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #AmericanGlass #InvestinginAmerica

Ohio is now home to First Solar’s new distribution center. With 1.2 million sq. ft. of warehouse space, our new facility processes approximately 35,000 solar modules each day, supplying solar projects nationwide with Ohio-made solar technology. It solidifies the Buckeye state’s position as the home of #AmericanSolar, joining First Solar’s three manufacturing facilities as well as our recently opened Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation in Perrysburg. It also creates 100 new jobs for #AmericasSolarWorkers. #AmericasSolarCompany #FirstSolar

First Solar CEO, Mark Widmar, issued the following statement on the 2024 Presidential election: “First Solar congratulates President Trump on his election victory. We look forward to engaging with him, his administration, and Congress on a shared agenda to ensure a level playing field for American manufacturing and supply chains, safeguard American jobs, and win the energy technology race against China with American innovation. As we have demonstrated, American solar manufacturing delivers economic and strategic benefits, creating middle-class jobs in communities in Alabama, Louisiana, and Ohio and giving workers the opportunity to invest in their future. Our US manufacturing footprint is supported by an American supply chain. Miners in Wyoming, Utah, and Michigan, glass workers in Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, steelworkers in Ohio, woodworkers in Indiana, truck drivers, railroad workers, and many others around the country contribute to what we do. As we embark on this next chapter in our nation’s journey, we look forward to continuing to contribute to our country’s prosperity, competitiveness, and security.”

It's an honor to have supported our partners at @ScenicHillSolar as they celebrated @climate_united's historic $31.8 million investment in Arkansas’s solar future. This is the first project financed by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), a first-of-its-kind, national-scale program created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This landmark investment will support pre-construction efforts for various solar installations featuring our US-made First Solar technology and it is expected to be the largest commercial solar deployment in Arkansas. Congratulations to all involved and the great state of Arkansas! Learn more:

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: #AmericasSolarWorkers #AmericanGlass #InvestingInAmerica #FirstSolar

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: #AmericasSolarWorkers #AmericanSteel #InvestingInAmerica #FirstSolar

Electricity is the lifeblood of America. Once manufactured, hashtag#FirstSolar ships its solar panels to sites around the country where engineers and construction workers install them in large-scale solar power plants using components like mounting structures, cabling, and inverters, often sourced from other American companies. Learn more: #AmericasSolarWorkers #AmericanPowerPlants #InvestingInAmerica #FirstSolar

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: #AmericasSolarWorkers #TheFuture #InvestingInAmerica #ResearchDevelopment

Since 1999, First Solar has called northwest Ohio home, producing American-designed and made thin film solar panels in what is today the largest fully vertically integrated solar panel manufacturing footprint outside of China. By strategically building and sustaining US supply chains, First Solar is investing in America and enabling growth and jobs not just for the solar industry but for other US industries, such as glass, steel, mining, and transportation, to name a few. This is #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarWorkers. Learn more:

Tellurium is a crucial component in First Solar's thin film semiconductor, and at the Rio Tinto Kennecott mine in Magna, Utah, it’s refined from copper mining waste tailings. First Solar gives tellurium new life as the most eco-efficient photovoltaic semiconductor available today. Just one kilogram of First Solar’s tellurium-based semiconductor can be recycled 41x to produce clean energy for over 1,200 years. Learn more: #AmericasSolarWorkers #ResponsibleSourcing #InvestingInAmerica #FirstSolar

First Solar has expanded manufacturing capacity in the US and expects to reach 14 gigawatts of annual nameplate capacity by 2026. Each panel proves it’s possible to out-innovate and out-compete China by manufacturing in America, for America, using American materials. We celebrate the American solar worker and the extensive value chains which span the United States and enable the country’s energy transition. Learn more: #AmericasSolarWorkers #AmericanSolar #FirstSolar

Jobs were lost, and a small northwestern Pennsylvania community was shaken when a factory that was one of the largest employers in Crawford County closed its doors. But now jobs and dollars are returning to the region thanks to a partnership between First Solar and @Vitro_Glazings that revived a glass production line shuttered during the pandemic. Read about how America’s solar manufacturing renaissance is creating energy technology manufacturing jobs in rural Pennsylvania: #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #AmericanSolarWorkers #AmericanEnergyWorkers

An economic revival is taking place in rural northwestern Pennsylvania. The catalyst is a partnership between First Solar and @Vitro_Glazings that enabled Vitro to invest $180 million in overhauling a production line near Meadville and upgrading another in Carlisle. Read about how America’s solar manufacturing renaissance is creating energy technology manufacturing jobs in rural Pennsylvania: #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #AmericanSolarWorkers #AmericanEnergyWorkers

A partnership between First Solar and @Vitro_Glazings is rebuilding a shuttered glass production line and creating energy technology manufacturing jobs in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. “It's good for jobs, it's good for the economy, and it's good for the environment,” said Jaime Kinder, mayor of Meadville, a rural northwestern Pennsylvania town of about 1,400. “I want this community to be a place where my grandbabies can be, where they can live and find their joy.” Read about the factory revitalization that’s bringing jobs and dollars back to rural northwestern Pennsylvania: #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #AmericanSolarWorkers #AmericanEnergyWorkers

First Solar is proud to participate in @senbillcassidy's Louisiana Energy Security Summit in Baton Rouge, on Wednesday, October 16. Mark Widmar will join the Executive Insights session, which will focus on overcoming competitive challenges in global markets. Learn more: #LAEnergySecuritySummit2024 #FirstSolar

First Solar is proud to be named an MIT Technology Review Climate Tech Company to Watch. This recognition reflects our commitment to leadership through innovation and validates our view that the future belongs to thin film. #FirstSolar #thinfilm

First Solar inaugurated its new $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama this week. The facility, which adds 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of fully vertically integrated nameplate solar manufacturing capacity in the United States, is expected to create over 800 new energy technology manufacturing jobs in the state. #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarWorkers @GovernorKayIvey