A new economic impact study released by cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA details its estimated contributions to the US economy. Using IMPLAN economic modeling software, the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette analyzed First Solar’s actual and forecasted US spending in 2025 and 2027. The firm expects to operate about 18GW of annual nameplate solar module production capacity across six manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Louisiana, Ohio and South Carolina by 2027...
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