Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, First Solar is the largest US-based solar panel manufacturer and the only American company among the world’s largest solar module producers. Specializing in advanced thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic technology developed at R&D labs in California and Ohio, First Solar has installed over 6.5 GW of solar in the US alone. With a contracted backlog of 68.5 GW valued at $20.5 billion extending to 2030, the company employs 6200+ people across 6 continents and generates $4.2B in annual revenue.