First Solar vs GE Vernova
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Tempe AZ US solar module leader (NASDAQ: FSLR) at $4.2B 2024 revenue (+27%) with 23.5 GW total capacity; $330M South Carolina factory adding 3.7 GW and EPEAT Climate+ certified competing with Qcells for IRA-compliant domestic utility solar.
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First Solar, Inc. is a Tempe, Arizona-based solar module manufacturer — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: FSLR) as an S&P 500 component — operating as the largest US solar manufacturer and the only vertically integrated thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar module company at commercial scale, with 23.5 GW of total nameplate manufacturing capacity across facilities in the United States (Ohio, Alabama, Louisiana), India, Vietnam, and Malaysia as of 2025. In fiscal year 2024, First Solar reported $4.2 billion in net sales (a 27% increase from $3.3 billion in 2023) with a record 14.1 GW of modules sold. In 2025, First Solar committed $330 million to a new South Carolina factory in Gaffney (3.7 GW capacity, ~600 jobs, operations H2 2026) that would bring total US capacity to 17.7 GW. First Solar's CdTe modules have achieved commercial production efficiencies exceeding 20%, and the company holds first-mover status with the EPEAT Climate+ designation for ultra-low carbon solar technology. CEO Mark Widmar leads the company. Founded 1990 in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Cambridge MA energy equipment spin-off from GE (NYSE: GEV) at $34.9B revenue 2024; 7,000+ gas turbines and 55,000 wind turbines generating 25-30% of global electricity competing with Siemens Energy and Vestas for energy transition equipment.
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GE Vernova is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based global energy equipment and services company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: GEV) — that emerged as an independent entity in April 2024 following its spin-off from General Electric, employing approximately 75,000 people across 100 countries and focused on accelerating the energy transition through three core business segments: Power (gas turbines, nuclear, and steam solutions), Wind (onshore and offshore wind turbines), and Electrification (grid solutions, power conversion, and electrification software). Generating $34.9 billion in revenue in 2024 with strong growth across all segments, GE Vernova operates more than 7,000 gas turbines and 55,000 wind turbines globally — equipment that generates approximately 25-30% of the world's electricity.
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