First Solar

Our new facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, is now open. And we’re just getting started.

When fully ramped in mid-2027, the facility’s annual capacity is expected to reach ~3.4 gigawatts. It will support nearly 700 new South Carolina jobs, about 500 of which have already been filled.

The new facility is part of approximately $5 billion invested in our American manufacturing and R&D infrastructure since 2019. South Carolina joins Alabama, Louisiana, and Ohio as we build in America: real manufacturing strength, real economic momentum, and real energy independence. This is reindustrialization in action.

Watch some highlights from Day One in Gaffney. 🎥

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ICYMI: Watch the full inauguration of First Solar's new facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, with comments from Governor @henrymcmaster, Senator @DarlineGrahamSC, Commerce Secretary @howardlutnick, First Solar CEO, Mark Widmar, and state officials. This is what American reindustrialization looks like.

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Today Governor @henrymcmaster, Senator @DarlineGrahamSC, Commerce Secretary @howardlutnick, and South Carolina officials joined us to inaugurate our newest facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. This is a working factory, not an empty shell, with 500 people employed and 700 jobs expected in 2027. It exists because the moment demanded it. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Trump Administration’s trade policies drove real demand for American energy technology, and we moved to onshore final production as rapidly as we could.

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Less than a year ago, First Solar chose South Carolina. Now our new factory in Gaffney is bringing home final production of our Series 6 Plus solar modules. See how our ~$330 million facility is taking shape.

Join us for the inauguration of First Solar's new facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. Watch the live stream here:
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