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SolarCity to install 371MW of PV on US military housing

Up to 371MW of solar will be installed on military housing across the US under the planned SolarStrong Project, backed by a $344m partial loan guarantee from the Department of Energy (DOE).

7 September 2011 21:57 GMT Updated 26 September 2016 14:23 GMT

By Benjamin Romano

Residential and commercial solar developer SolarCity aims to install, own and operate PV at up to 160,000 locations over the next five years, doubling the amount of residential rooftop solar in the US.

The DOE would guarantee up to 80% of the project debt, which will be provided by lead-lender USRG Renewable Finance and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

SolarCity says SolarStrong could generate as much as $1bn in project development and 750 construction jobs, for which the company aims to hire veterans and military family members.

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