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13 Jan, 2026

USA: Lightsource bp and Toyota enter into a power contract in Texas

Lightsource bp and Toyota Motor North America have finalized a virtual power purchase agreement for energy from the 231MW Jones City 2 solar farm in Texas.

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17 Aug, 2021

                
        
First Lightsource bp U.S. agrivoltaics program launches in Pennsylvania

      
              
Livestock grazing at solar farms: a win-win-win

        

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17 Aug, 2021

                
        
Lightsource Labs partners with NRN to maximise solar self-consumption in domestic properties

      
              
National Renewable Network (NRN) will use Tribe, Lightsource Labs’ smart home energy management technology, to control solar, battery and other key appliances.

        

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04 Aug, 2021

                
        
McDonald’s and eBay team up with Lightsource bp to power US operations with solar

      
              
Corporate power purchase agreements executed for electricity.

        

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07 Jul, 2021

                
        
Major banks support Lightsource bp’s 100MWp Barrica projects in Aragon, Spain

      
              
€52m term loan raised from leading financial backers including Banco Sabadell, Natwest, Santander and Intesa Sanpaolo Local solar investment created over 300 construction jobs

        

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28 Jun, 2021

                
        
Lightsource Labs partners with Pure Planet

      
              
Lightsource Labs, Lightsource bp’s in-house energy technology business, is partnering with 100 percent renewable energy supplier Pure Planet

        

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24 Jun, 2021

                
        
First Spanish project powers up

      
              
247MWp flagship solar energy cluster begins commercial operation Project financing by NatWest, Intesa Sanpaolo, Santander and Bankinter Producing green electricity equivalent.

        

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18 Jun, 2021

                
        
Spanish pipeline reaches 3GW in less than two years

      
              
Rapid expansion in Spain continues with three solar portfolio acquisitions completed in less than six months.

        

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11 Jun, 2021

                
        
Lightsource Labs launches Tribe in the UK

      
              
Lightsource Labs, Lightsource bp’s in-house energy technology business, today announces its partnership with renewable technology distributor Midsummer.

        

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03 Jun, 2021

                
        
$330m secured for two Australian projects

      
              
Lightsource bp Australia secures A$330m financing package and begins construction on its second and third solar projects Lightsource bp completes A$330m financing, reaching

        

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01 Jun, 2021

                
        
bp acquires 9GW of solar in US to be developed by Lightsource bp

      
              
bp reached an agreement today to purchase 9GW of solar development projects in the US from independent US solar developer 7X Energy.

        

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31 May, 2021

                
        
Lightsource Labs to deliver local flexibility to UK Power Networks and Western Power Distribution  

      
              
Lightsource Labs,  today announces its first commercial partnerships with Distribution Network Operators in the UK.

        

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31 May, 2021

                
        
Auction win marks entrance to Greek market

      
              
Global solar leader, Lightsource bp sets up in Greece with major auction win and 640MWp co-development deal.

        

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