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Lake Township, Wood County, OH41.570, -83.469

First Solar Lake Township

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First Solar

Lake Township, Wood County, OH

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First Solar's confirmed $680 million, 3.3 GW/year thin-film photovoltaic factory (the Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation) in Lake Township next to its existing northwest-Ohio plants, employing 700-plus permanent staff plus 500 construction workers. Anchors the Ohio solar-manufacturing base with domestic module supply.

Investment$680M
Power demand90 MW
Jobs700
Serving utilityFirstEnergy (Toledo Edison)

Development stage

  1. Site Selection
  2. Pre-Construction
  3. Permitting
  4. Construction

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Procurement opportunities

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  • Process cooling equipment67
    Cooling$25M54% procure
    Window closes Nov 30, 2026