First Solar, Inc.

First Solar is a US solar module manufacturer headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker FSLR, and the company is included in the S&P 500 index. It was founded in 1999.

The company makes thin-film solar modules that rely on a semiconductor material called cadmium telluride, rather than the silicon used by most solar panel makers. The modules are used mainly in large-scale solar power plants. Production takes place mainly in the United States, notably at its Ohio factory, and also at facilities in India, Vietnam and Malaysia. The company also runs a program for recycling its products at the end of their service life.

Those following First Solar stock typically watch solar investment in the United States, energy policy and tax incentives, module prices, the trade rules applied to competing imported panels, and factory capacity expansions. On the FSLR page at Lzzo.com, the price is shown in US dollars, and the page includes a price chart, technical indicators and the data source.