First Solar released an economic impact analysis projecting its U.S. solar manufacturing operations will support nearly 40,000 jobs and contribute about $7.8 billion to U.S. GDP annually by 2027, up from an estimated 29,605 jobs and $5.8 billion in GDP contribution in 2025. The study, conducted by the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette using IMPLAN modeling, is based on the company’s actual and forecasted U.S. spending and assumes roughly 18 GW of annual module production capacity across six plants by 2027.

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