# First Solar breaks ground on $680M, 3.3 GW solar module plant in Ohio

First Solar broke ground on a new 3.3 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio, representing a $680 million investment. The plant is expected to create over 700 permanent jobs and commence operations in the first half of 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-08-17
- Where: Lake Township, Ohio, United States
- Value: $680.0M
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3.3 GW DC
- Products: photovoltaic solar modules
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [greenstocknews.com](https://greenstocknews.com/news/nasdaq/fslr/first-solar-breaks-ground-on-new-680m-3-3-gw-ohio-manufacturing-facility), 2021-08-17: "First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today broke ground on its third manufacturing facility in Ohio at a ceremony that was attended by United States Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh."

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