Kaptur Statement on First Solar’s $270M Investment in Perrysburg TownshipPress ReleaseJobs and the EconomyEnergy

Washington, D.C.- Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - released the following statement on First Solar's $270 million investment in a research and development center in Perrysburg Township, Ohio.

"With the Inflation Reduction Act providing new federal support for an all-of-the-above American energy strategy, the global leader in solar innovation is getting even bigger - all right here in Northwest Ohio," said Rep. Kaptur. "First Solar's $270 million investment in a state-of-the-art research and development center means new, good-paying jobs in our region's growing energy manufacturing sector. As America looks ahead toward the future of energy development, Northwest Ohio will serve as the hub and our workers as the craftsmen."

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