12Apple installed the most solar energy, leading the way for solar adoption in U.S. businesses by installing 393.3 megawatts of solar capacity, according to The Solar Energy Industries Association‘s annual report.
As the chart shows, just five years ago Apple had only a tenth of today’s solar capacity. Of all the company leaders in solar, four out of ten are technology companies. Amazon has also made impressive progress, going from zero to nearly 330 megawatts of energy in just five years. Late last week, Amazon also announced a new solar farm in Virginia that will begin generating power in 2020.
Falling installation costs have boosted the acceptance and scalability of solar as a practical energy source for businesses. As costs continue to fall, business adoption rates are expected to increase, continuing this correlative trend.
For the first time, the 2018 SEIA report was able to cover large off-site installations in addition to existing on-site installations.
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