{"id":254157,"date":"2021-05-19T10:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T10:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/news\/solar-projects-connected-in-2020\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T10:08:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T10:08:15","slug":"solar-projects-connected-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/solar-projects-connected-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar projects connected in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><section class=\"block-page-title bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h1 class=\"fg-color-gradient\">Solar projects connected in 2020<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n  \n\n\n<section class=\"banner-single position-relative\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 px-0\">\n                <div class=\"position-relative w-100 h-100 aspect-ratio-banner object-fit-cover\">\n          <picture>\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020-450x300.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020-1000x667.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(max-width: 575px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020-1000x667.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 576px) and (max-width: 991px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 992px)\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\"\n                       srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg 2x\"\n                       sizes=\"auto, 100vw\"\n                       class=\"position-absolute w-100 h-100 left-0 top-0 object-fit-cover\"\n                       width=\"1728\"\n                       height=\"1152\">\n                <\/picture>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text align block_af5147330824e0211cf964958266e40d block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <span class=\"rich-text standard-text fg-color-navy\">\n          <p>Lightsource bp successfully connected 440MWdc of solar in 2020!<\/p>\n<p>Despite a global pandemic, hundreds of team members working remotely and national lockdowns for most of our offices, we still managed to make 2020 one of our best years yet. We successfully connected 440MWdc of solar projects across the UK and the USA, creating 1500 construction jobs and generating enough sustainable energy to power 150,000 homes! Take a look at the video below to see what we built around the world.<\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-15 pt-lg-30\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"video-single align block_b5f30e1acea58839d9127c710e57fe08 block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"pt-15 pt-lg-0\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                          <div class=\" w-100 overflow-hidden\">\n            <div class=\"video video--third-party position-relative no-highlight h-100\">\n  <div class=\"video__poster w-101 h-100 left-0 top-0 \">\n          <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Solar-projects-connected-in-20201.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Solar-projects-connected-in-20201-300x169.jpg 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-and-meta-expand-partnership-with-new-power-purchase-agreement-for-mowata-solar-in-louisiana\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">USA: Lightsource bp and Meta expand partnership with new power purchase agreement for\u00a0Mowata\u00a0Solar in Louisiana<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Lightsource bp and Meta have finalised a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) to support \u200bMowata Solar, a 172MWdc (150MWac) solar project in development in Acadia Parish.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-and-meta-expand-partnership-with-new-power-purchase-agreement-for-mowata-solar-in-louisiana\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M1 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href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/15-years-of-solar-from-first-of-a-kind-to-critical-infrastructure\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">15 years of solar \u2013 from first-of-a kind to critical infrastructure<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Last week marked 15 years since the UK\u2019s first utility-scale solar farm began generating electricity.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/15-years-of-solar-from-first-of-a-kind-to-critical-infrastructure\/\">Read Story <span class=\"ml-10\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" fill=\"none\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M1 13l6-6-6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container h-300px h-lg-250px\">\n    <a 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