First Solar to inaugurate first phase of South Carolina production facility

First Solar will inaugurate the first phase of its new Gaffney, South Carolina facility on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The approximately $330 million plant onshores final production processes for Series 6 Plus modules and currently employs about 500 people, with headcount forecast to rise to nearly 700 by mid-2027 when the second phase is expected to be completed. The ceremony will be attended by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and other officials, and will be live streamed on First Solar's an early report at 1 pm ET.