Energy & Science
First Solar to Double U.S. Panel Capacity With New Plant
- Company planning to build a 3.3-gigawatt factory in Ohio
- Biden contemplates how to revive domestic-made solar
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First Solar Inc., the largest U.S. solar-panel maker, plans to invest $680 million in a new factory in Ohio to more than double its manufacturing capacity in the country.
The plant’s 3.3 gigawatts of annual solar-panel manufacturing capacity would boost First Solar’s U.S. footprint to 6 gigawatts a year, the company said in a statement Wednesday.