# First Solar starts production at new Ohio PV module plant

First Solar began production at its new photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio, scaling its total U.S. annualized capacity to 1.9 GWDC. The investment represents over $1 billion cumulative and created approximately 500 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-24
- Where: Lake Township, Ohio, United States
- Value: $1.00B
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 24 Oct 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.9 GWDC annualized
- Products: Series 6 photovoltaic modules
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [First Solar](https://endata.com/companies/11148.md)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/10/24/1935036/0/en/First-Solar-Becomes-Largest-PV-Module-Manufacturer-in-the-Western-Hemisphere.html), 2019-10-24: "Eighteen months ago, we announced that we would expand our manufacturing footprint in the United States in response to demand. We have delivered."

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