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2026
First Solar cuts full-year sales-volume forecast
First Solar reduced its full-year forecast for volume sold to between 16.0 GW and 17.0 GW amid a slowdown in sales.
2026
First Solar opens South Carolina module facility
First Solar opened a solar module facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, inaugurating the first phase of production at a plant slated to become a 3.4 GW facility.
2021
Terabase Energy announces agreement to acquire PlantPredict
Terabase Energy announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlantPredict, a solar energy modeling tool, from First Solar. The transaction was expected to close in October 2021.
2021
First Solar appoints Anita Marangoly George to its board
First Solar appointed Anita Marangoly George to its board of directors, effective July 15, 2021. She will serve on the Nominating and Governance, and Technology Committees.
2021
First Solar launches Series 6 CuRe PV modules
First Solar said it had launched its newly developed Series 6 CuRe next-generation photovoltaic technology, which it says has a warranted degradation rate of 0.2% per year.
2021
Longroad announces acquisition of Sun Streams 2, 4 and 5 from First Solar
Longroad Energy announced the signing of its acquisition of the Sun Streams 2, 4 and 5 solar projects from First Solar. The closings for Sun Streams 4 and 5 were subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
2021
Longroad closes acquisition of Sun Streams 2
Longroad Energy closed its acquisition of the Sun Streams 2 solar project from First Solar. The article separately reports that acquisitions of Sun Streams 4 and 5 remained subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
2020
Goldman Sachs Renewable Power acquires American Kings Solar project
Goldman Sachs Renewable Power acquired the 123-megawatt American Kings Solar project from First Solar in a transaction that closed at the end of June 2020.
2020
First Solar announces plan for first distribution center
First Solar announced plans to open its first distribution center in Greenville on the U.S. East Coast to provide delivery services to U.S. customers. The center was expected to begin operations later that month.
2020
First Solar reports fourth-quarter and full-year results
First Solar reported a fourth-quarter loss of $59 million, compared with a $52 million profit a year earlier, and full-year 2019 net sales of $3.1 billion.
2019
DESRI acquires two Utah solar projects from First Solar
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments acquired two First Solar-developed projects in Utah, Cove Mountain and Cove Mountain 2, with a combined capacity of 180 MW. The article does not state when the acquisition was completed.
2019
Dominion Energy acquires Seabrook Solar project
Dominion Energy announced that it had acquired a solar generating project from First Solar. The 72-megawatt facility in Beaufort County, South Carolina, was under construction and expected to enter service later in 2019.
2019
DESRI acquires two First Solar-developed Utah projects
First Solar said DESRI was the acquirer of the Cove Mountain and Cove Mountain 2 projects in Utah, which together have 180MW AC of capacity. The projects were under construction at the time of the report.