Miners at the Rio Tinto Kennecott mine in Salt Lake County, Utah, are part of First Solar’s coast-to-coast supply chain. As we grow, our suppliers are able to invest in their own growth and add new jobs. Every direct First Solar job supports an average of six jobs nationwide.
👉 bit.ly/4mcMo39
Since opening our Louisiana factory in 2025, we’ve delivered economic growth to Iberia Parish. In 2025, our operations supported an estimated 1,970 jobs, created ~$132.2M in labor income, contributed ~$211.1M to the state’s GDP, and generated ~$734.3M in economic output statewide.
bit.ly/4lkOehX
Shared investment means greater impact. Some 150 jobs were created when NSG Group built its $380M OH float glass plant to supply high-tech glass for First Solar modules. Proof of the economic ripple effect that will enable First Solar to support a projected total of 39,320 jobs nationwide by 2027.
Local jobs. Strong supply chains. Thriving hometowns.
First Solar is proud to support American workers like Joshua Poston of Monarch Steel in Trinity, AL — proof that investing locally makes a lasting difference.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ahKPMU
#AmericasSolarCompany #SolarPower #MadeInUSA
Last week we celebrated the grand opening of our new, 2.4 million square-foot solar module factory in Iberia Parish, LA. It was an extraordinary celebration of American energy dominance and reindustrialization.
Read the press release: bit.ly/4a2F3zd
In Stuttgart, Arkansas, our First Solar modules are powering rice farms with reliable, affordable energy — and energizing rural communities in the process. From schools to police and fire departments, American-made energy is working for a strong, self-reliant America.
Learn more: bit.ly/47EjrYp
How does solar fit into America’s all-of-the-above energy strategy?
Join #FirstSolar CEO Mark Widmar and utility leaders from #Entergy Louisiana and #EPRI on the #UtilityDive webinar as they take a deep dive into solar’s critical role in powering America’s energy future. 👉 bit.ly/3JFPjCx
Every day, around the clock, thousands of American Solar Workers from coast to coast are on the job, working hard to deliver American energy dominance. American technology, American manufacturing, American supply chains: It’s how we win. 👉 bit.ly/4onhaa0
#AmericasSolarCompany #MadeInUSA
American workers rolling up their sleeves and getting the job done. This is how American energy dominance is made.
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3VmFM5z
#AmericasSolarCompany #MadeInUSA
First Solar’s technology is forged in the blazing fires of American industry. 🔥 Our Series 7 modules are made by American workers with 100% American glass and steel. We build solar technology. For America.
#AmericasSolarCompany
When First Solar invests in a US supply chain, it doesn’t just create jobs—it creates opportunities. For Stinson Harrison, his job with Monarch Steel in Decatur, AL, gave him the opportunity to purchase his first home.
Learn more: bit.ly/3GNImOj
#AmericasSolarCompany
A reopened glass production line delivered jobs and an economic shot-in-the-arm to a rural community:
“It’s truly a plus for the county and the local economy." – James Becker, Exec. Dir., Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County, PA
👉 bit.ly/44ljeGq
#AmericasSolarCompany
Investing in a US supply chain allows us to create job opportunities for people in their communities.
"This is honestly the best job I've ever had." – Tatiana Simon, Warehouse Team Lead, American Truck & Trailer, Duncan, SC
Learn more: bit.ly/3I2mejF
#AmericasSolarCompany
Worker in a pallet manufacturing facility
Our supply chain is built on US businesses.
“Pallets move the world, and we enjoy making a product for the solar industry to help move their products at an affordable price." – Joshua Graber, Ops Manager, Graber Box & Pallet
Learn more: bit.ly/3G7Pchx
#AmericasSolarCompany
American factory workers—supported by American supply chain workers—keep the promise of American excellence alive. They’re why people around the world instantly recognize the quality, integrity, and commitment inherent in four powerful words: Made in the USA.
👉 www.AmericasSolarWorkers.com
We create opportunities for Americans to invest in their futures without moving away from their communities, like Nic Medina, Development Engineering Technician at our research and development site in Mesa, Arizona.
Learn more: bit.ly/3I7xRWE
#AmericasSolarCompany
The 500,000 square-foot NSG Solar Glass Float Furnace in Luckey, Ohio, is part of our American supply chain.
“I really like how intense our process is. You can feel the heat." – Ryan O'Mara, Furnace Process Improver, NSG Group
Learn more: bit.ly/4l48H9X
#AmericasSolarCompany
American power generation technology, manufactured with American materials, in American factories, by American workers. THIS is how we make American manufacturing GREAT, not by ceding solar technology manufacturing to China. 👉bit.ly/3FGYfFO
#AmericasSolarCompany #AmericanSolar #45X #MadeInUSA
Our Alabama-made solar panels have backbones of steel. And not just any steel. We use Alabama-made steel sourced from within 25 miles of our Lawrence County manufacturing plant.
Learn more: bit.ly/4dNUUkM
#AmericasSolarCompany #MadeinAL
Worker in safety vest on a solar manufacturing factory floor.
Solar workers help make an all-of-the-above energy strategy work for America.
"I like to say I help produce energy. The type that you don't have to worry about running out of it." – Kelli Amato, Production Operator, First Solar, Toledo, Ohio
Learn more: bit.ly/4dK5N7v
#AmericasSolarCompany
Jaketa Hegler says her most important role is being mom to her two sons. And Jaketa's new job at First Solar's factory in Lawrence County, Alabama, means she can continue raising her family in her hometown.
Read more about America’s solar workers: bit.ly/3HndDYx
#AmericasSolarCompany
An agreement with First Solar enabled Vitro Glass to bring good jobs back to a rural Pennsylvania community.
"There’s going to be a lot of opportunities for the next generation.” – James Hart, Packing Operator, Vitro Glass, Crawford County, PA
Learn more: bit.ly/3Sz69UB
#AmericasSolarCompany
When a major employer left Lawrence County, Alabama, the local economy took a hit. Christy Hutto, a longtime Lawrence County resident, says the turning point came when First Solar’s new $1.1B factory brought jobs—and hope—back to the community.
Learn more: bit.ly/43zxBXe
#AmericasSolarCompany
Investing in US technology and US supply chains delivers benefits that reach far and wide.
"I'm a husband, father, and softball coach, and welding puts food on the table, smoked ribs on the grill." – Lee Evans, Welder, Grenzebach, Newnan, GA.
Learn more: bit.ly/43vszfW
#AmericasSolarCompany
As First Solar grows, we generate American jobs. And, according to a University of Louisiana at Lafayette study, each direct job we create supports 7.3 direct, indirect, and induced jobs. By 2026, we’re projected to support about 30,000 US jobs.
Learn more: bit.ly/4dIitf7
#AmericasSolarCompany
For Luke Johnson, First Solar’s new $1.1 billion factory in Lawrence County, Alabama, offered more than a good career right in his hometown. It’s an opportunity to build a stronger community and a brighter future for his children.
Learn more: bit.ly/4jrLPzz
#AmericasSolarCompany
Kevin Cartee, owner of Caddo Cafeteria in Trinity, Alabama, talks about how First Solar’s new $1.1 billion factory in Lawrence County creates opportunities for local businesses and helps bring prosperity to his community.
👉 bit.ly/4jfrv4a
#AmericasSolarCompany
First Solar's new $1.1B Alabama factory has fueled prosperity in Lawrence County. Dr. Jon Bret Smith, Superintendent of the Lawrence County School District, discusses how the facility strengthens the community's future.
See how we're investing in America: bit.ly/44NcKCk
#AmericasSolarCompany
The American manufacturing renaissance is underway. Tabitha Pace, President, Economic Development for Lawrence County, talks about how First Solar's new $1.1B Alabama factory brought jobs roaring back into her community.
See how we're investing in America: bit.ly/44NcKCk
#AmericasSolarCompany
In an opinion editorial in the InsideSources DC Journal, First Solar CEO, Mark Widmar, lays out how a commonsense, all-of-the-above electricity generation strategy can meet rising power demand without penalizing American households. bit.ly/4iIpMF2
#AmericanSolar #solarpower #AlloftheAboveEnergy
