{"id":254156,"date":"2021-05-19T10:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T10:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/solar-projects-connected-in-2020\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T10:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T10:08:14","slug":"solar-projects-connected-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/solar-projects-connected-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar projects connected in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<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:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29094516\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020-450x300.jpg, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29094516\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020-1000x667.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(max-width: 575px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29094516\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020-1000x667.jpg, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29094516\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 576px) and (max-width: 991px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29094516\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29094516\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 992px)\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29094516\/Solar-projects-connected-in-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\"\n                       srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29094516\/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_eb49df9c9bdd699817c4d2d2dfd860b9 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_21f46dcb7e67ccddbacc25738026e4dd 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:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/26191008\/Solar-projects-connected-in-20201.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/26191008\/Solar-projects-connected-in-20201-300x169.jpg 300w, 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class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container h-300px h-lg-250px\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/farming-and-energy-working-side-by-side\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26161251\/UK-CVPPA-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1200x743.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26161251\/UK-CVPPA-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26161251\/UK-CVPPA-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1024x634.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26161251\/UK-CVPPA-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-80x50.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26161251\/UK-CVPPA-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-150x93.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26161251\/UK-CVPPA-banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-450x279.jpeg 450w, 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side<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Sheep grazing on solar farms combines agriculture with solar electricity generation, enabling livestock to graze and crops to grow alongside and beneath solar panels.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/farming-and-energy-working-side-by-side\/\">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 href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/lightsource-bp-publishes-2024-sustainability-report\/\" class=\"d-block w-100 h-100\">\n      <picture><source 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href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/lightsource-bp-publishes-2024-sustainability-report\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">Lightsource bp publishes 2024 Sustainability Report\u00a0\u00a0<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Lightsource bp, a global trusted partner in delivering onshore renewable energy solutions, is pleased to publish its 2024 Sustainability Report.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/ie\/news\/lightsource-bp-publishes-2024-sustainability-report\/\">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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