Across the nation, American Solar Workers are powering America's energy dominance. These are their stories.

"We know the healthiest thing for an American economy is an America that makes what it needs." — Missy Rogers, President, @NoblePlastics, and chair of the board of directors of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In Grand Coteau, Louisiana, American manufacturing is making a comeback — driven by two companies who never stopped believing in it. Noble Plastics builds the junction boxes that power modules made at our Louisiana factory — American parts, made by American workers, for American-made solar technology. It's a partnership that means jobs and economic investment for the local community from both ends of the supply chain. Watch how two companies are building America's industrial base, together. 🎥👇 #AmericasSolarCompany #AmericanManufacturing #MadeInAmerica
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"We know the healthiest thing for an American economy is an America that makes what it needs." — Missy Rogers, President, Noble Plastics, and chair of the board of directors of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In Grand Coteau, Louisiana, American manufacturing is making a comeback — driven by two companies who never stopped believing in it. Noble Plastics builds the junction boxes that power modules made at our Louisiana factory — American parts, made by American workers, for American-made solar technology. It's a partnership that means jobs and economic investment for the local community from both ends of the supply chain. Watch how two companies are building America's industrial base, together. 🎥👇 #AmericasSolarCompany #AmericanManufacturing #MadeInAmerica
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Since 1878, Subiaco Abbey, Academy, and Retreat Center has been a cornerstone of education in the Arkansas River Valley. Now, a new solar installation — developed by Entegrity Energy Partners using American-made First Solar modules — is powering its next chapter. The system offsets ~95% of campus energy needs, estimated to save nearly $6 million over 30 years. Those savings help keep a Subiaco education within reach for more families, while giving Academy students hands-on exposure to real-world renewable energy systems. Watch how American solar is helping Subiaco Abbey extend its legacy of education, stewardship, and opportunity for future generations. 🎥👇 #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarEnergy
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In Sylvania, Ohio, a solar array is helping turn energy savings into community service. The Sisters of St. Francis are channeling long-term savings from their 475-kW solar installation — featuring American-made solar modules donated by First Solar — directly into the ministries that define their mission: supporting domestic violence survivors, nursing care, counseling for children, a community garden, and beekeeping. Every kilowatt-hour produced is an investment in a neighbor. See how American solar is helping power a mission of service. 🎥👇 #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarEnergy #CommunityImpact
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It's a proof-over-promise conversation about the people and technology behind the modules we build. Mark Widmar, CEO of First Solar, recently sat down with Nick Solheim, CEO of @americanmoment, for an episode of the Moment of Truth podcast — recorded live at the @reindsummit in Detroit. Mark and Nick discuss how First Solar is proving that advanced solar manufacturing can be built, and scaled, on American soil. By 2027, we expect to have six operational US factories ramped, supporting an estimated 40,000 jobs across our supply chain and generating approximately $4 billion in annual payroll — all while competing directly with China on solar technology. Mark talks through what strong manufacturing jobs mean for our people and communities, how we're using AI on the factory floor to drive quality and output, and what it actually takes to rebuild America's industrial base. 🎧 Listen to the full episode - piped.video/watch?v=Niibh0CH… #AmericanManufacturing #Reindustrialize #SolarEnergy #MadeInAmerica
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🌎 Our 2026 Corporate Responsibility Report, "Responsible by Design," has arrived — and it tells a powerful story. This year's report shows what it looks like when responsibility is built into every module that comes off the line. Real factories. Real jobs. A domestic supply chain. American-invented CdTe technology with decades of proven performance. Across our US factory footprint, we're proving that American manufacturing and responsible manufacturing go hand in hand. 👉 Read the full report and see what "Responsible by Design" looks like in action: bit.ly/4pM2tyu #CorporateResponsibility #AmericanManufacturing #SolarEnergy #AmericasSolarCompany
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American manufacturing and American supply chains mean American jobs. They also help deliver prosperity to communities across the country. We’re proud to bring jobs to the communities where we operate, and prosperity to the families who live there. “I am a single mother to one beautiful daughter. I’ve actually lived in Ottawa all my life,” said Stacey Bragg, Quality Technician for @nsgpilkington in Ottawa, Illinois, which makes high-tech float glass for First Solar modules. “What I do is check our glass to keep our clients happy and make sure everything is up to par. It’s very important to us that we keep the float lines open.” Learn more about America's Solar Workers - bit.ly/4gPL9X6 #FirstSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #Reindustrialize #MadeInUSA
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First Solar’s investment in American manufacturing and American supply chains creates good-paying jobs that help bring prosperity to American communities. @nsgpilkington, which makes high-tech glass for our Series 7 solar modules at its Ottawa, Illinois, facility, is a great example of how reindustrialization can create a positive economic impact in the communities where companies operate. “Jobs are hard to come by in this day and age. And when our community sees a company like NSG investing in themselves, that’s a guarantee to those employees and to our community that they’re gonna be here for a while. And that’s what’s important.” — Robert Hasty, Mayor, Ottawa, Illinois 🎥 Learn more about the impact that NSG Group has on its local economy as part of our US supply chain. #FirstSolar #NSGGroup #AmericasSolarCompany #Reindustrialize #MadeInUSA
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First Solar doesn't just manufacture our solar modules in America; our supply chain spans the country. It's a US supply chain backed by the know-how and grit of dedicated professionals like the workers at the @nsgpilkington factory in Ottawa, Illinois, who craft high-tech glass for our Series 7 solar modules and help support a broader American industrial resurgence. “It's an American-made product that's installed by working class Americans in a community of Americans.” — David Offhaus, Cold End Materials Group Lead, NSG Group, Ottawa, Illinois Learn more: bit.ly/3SQzcqb #FirstSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #Reindustrialize #MadeInUSA
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Built by American hands. Powered by American grit. This is how we restore American energy dominance — one factory, one worker, one shift at a time. #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarPower #MadeInUSA #AmericanEnergyDominance #America250
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This is what it looks like to reindustrialize America: American workers, American factories, American supply chains and American solar technology. It’s how First Solar is helping rebuild the American industrial base from the ground up. 👉 bit.ly/4dUeoow #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarPower #MadeInUSA #America250
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We believe in investing where it matters most — right here at home. Through domestic sourcing and US manufacturing, First Solar is helping to rebuild the American industrial base with good‑paying jobs for people like Joshua Poston at Monarch Steel in Trinity, Alabama. By creating jobs and supporting workers across our domestic supply chain, we’re helping to reindustrialize America and make it possible for American families to build lasting futures close to home. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4eiFUxc #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarPower #MadeInUSA #Reindustrialize
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America’s farms are the backbone of our economy — and we’re proud to be working with them to drive our nation’s energy future with reliable, cost-effective solar energy. To help enable American energy independence, @producers_rice, a farmer-owned co-op, chose American-made First Solar modules to power their operations. Strong farms and strong energy. This is how we build a strong, self-reliant America. “The economic study showed that the co-op would save over $100 million in electricity savings in a little over 30 years of time. So that excited a lot of the farmers.” — Keith Glover, USA Rice Chair + President & CEO, Producers Rice Mill, Stuttgart, Arkansas Learn more: bit.ly/4udYZFJ #USARice #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarPower #ProducersRice
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First Solar’s technology is forged in the blazing fires of American industry. 🔥 Our Series 7 modules are made with 100% American glass and steel formed in the industrial furnaces of Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Investing in American workers, American manufacturing, and an American supply chain is the key to restoring our nation’s energy dominance. We build solar technology. For America. We’re proud to support the @reindsummit. Learn more: bit.ly/4e0dRBt #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarPower #MadeInUSA #Reindustrialize #AmericanEnergyDominance #AmericanSteel #AmericanGlass
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First Solar CEO Mark Widmar met with Utah @GovCox at the Energy Imperatives Summit in Washington, D.C. this week. Utah is home to @RioTinto's Kennecott mine and the only tellurium processing facility in the United States. Tellurium is the foundation of First Solar’s cadmium telluride thin film technology. Kennecott is an important part of the domestic supply chain that keeps our modules genuinely American-made. Governor Cox understands what’s at stake. So does Utah. #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarPower #MadeInUSA #EnergyImperatives #AmericanEnergyDominance
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Our Alabama-made solar panels have backbones of steel. And not just any steel. We use Alabama-made steel. Our ENTIRE steel supply chain in the Yellowhammer State is located within 25 miles of our Lawrence County manufacturing plant. We’re not just buying American; we’re prioritizing local supply chains, supporting local jobs, and creating opportunities for our communities. It’s how we supported more than 1,800 jobs and over $134 million in labor income across the Alabama economy in 2025. Learn more: bit.ly/4vmPcOm #AmericasSolarCompany #MadeinAL #MadeinUSA
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Solar grazing is helping farmers stay on the farms their families built — and pass it on to the next generation even stronger. American-made solar isn’t replacing agriculture. It’s giving American farmers a fighting chance. “I think the solar grazing opportunity in America is going to transform and actually save the sheep industry,” said Chad Raines, a fourth-generation farmer in West Texas who credits solar grazing with bringing his family farm back from the brink of bankruptcy. Hear his story: 🎥 #Agrivoltaics #FirstSolar #ResponsibleSolar #AmericasSolarCompany
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At the Tata Chemicals trona mine in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, miners work 1,500 feet underground to extract crystalline trona that’s refined into soda ash and used to form float glass for our American-made solar modules. They’re part of the coast-to-coast supply chain that creates jobs, supports regional businesses, and maximizes the economic value of our US operations. Last year, First Solar added an estimated $13.8 billion in total economic output to the US economy, including indirect and induced effects. And that number is projected to grow to $18.4 billion by 2027. We invest in American manufacturing and American supply chains to build a stronger foundation for America’s energy independence. Learn more - bit.ly/3Qnz7sJ #FirstSolar #TataChemicals #AmericanSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #SolarPower #SolarEnergy
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When we invest in American manufacturing, the economic benefits reach far and wide. In 2025, First Solar’s construction activities — anchored by the opening of our new Louisiana manufacturing facility — generated nearly $3.0 billion in estimated total economic output across the US economy, supporting thousands of workers and strengthening domestic supply chains. This is what American manufacturing momentum looks like: good-paying jobs, prosperous communities, and long-term economic value — built right here at home. Learn more: bit.ly/4nDIReW #FirstSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #solarpower #solarenergy #MadeInAmerica
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America is reindustrializing and there are few better examples than First Solar's Perrysburg, Ohio, manufacturing and R&D campus, which @RoKhanna, Ranking Member of @ChinaSelect, and @RepMarcyKaptur of Ohio visited on Saturday. What they saw: American workers building world-class technology, American families benefiting from good-paying jobs, and proof that American manufacturers, backed by American supply chains, can go toe-to-toe with China on a level playing field and compete to win. Their reactions say it all: 📷 #MadeInAmerica #AmericanJobs #AmericanManufacturing #FirstSolar #AmericasSolarCompany #Reindustrialize
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