Seattle: Thin-film PV leader First Solar is unveiling plans for a $300m factory in Arizona. The plant, in Mesa, would have a capacity of 250MW a year and begin production in the third quarter of 2012.
First Solar, based in Tempe, Arizona, has said the North American market will play an increasingly important role as the solar industry faces declining feed-in tariffs (FITs) and market caps in major European markets.
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