First Solar opens 1.7 GW module plant in South Carolina
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First Solar inaugurated a 1.7 GW thin-film solar module facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, with capacity set to double to 3.4 GW by mid-2027, creating 500 jobs and onshoring production in response to US trade policy and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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