SolarCity: Perbedaan antara revisi

Pada Mei 2008, SolarCity menjadi salah satu, pada saat itu, perusahaan pemasangan sistem panel surya komersil terbesar di San Jose, di North Campus milik [[eBay]]; pada Juli 2008, SolarCity menjadi salah satu, pada saat itu perusahaan pemasangan sistem panel surya komersil terbesar di [[San Francisco]], untuk British Motor Car Distributors, terdiri dari 1606 [[Fotovoltaik|panel surya.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Solar Panel Installation, Commercial British Motors|url=http://www.solarcity.com/commercial/commercial-solar-projects/british-motors|publisher=SolarCity}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Solar Powered Business Leader|url=https://sfenvironment.org/article/sf-solar-pv-case-studies/commercial-solar-at-british-motor-car|publisher=San Francisco Department of the Environment|access-date=2021-06-03|archive-date=2021-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503163217/https://sfenvironment.org/article/sf-solar-pv-case-studies/commercial-solar-at-british-motor-car|dead-url=yes}}</ref> SolarCity memperkenalkan pilihan finansial untuk bisnis pada 2009<ref name="solarserver">{{cite web|title=SolarCity increases the scope of its PPA Program; Gartner expects commercial solar PPA market to account for 26 % of the solar PPA market in 2009|url=http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/solarcity-increases-the-scope-of-its-ppa-program-gartner-expects-commercial-solar-ppa-market-to-account-for-26-of-the-solar-ppa-market-in-2009.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402064820/http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/solarcity-increases-the-scope-of-its-ppa-program-gartner-expects-commercial-solar-ppa-market-to-account-for-26-of-the-solar-ppa-market-in-2009.html|archive-date=2 April 2013|access-date=19 April 2015|work=solarserver.com|publisher=solarserver.com}}</ref> dan membuat beberapa proyek panel surya untuk organisasi besar, termasuk [[Walmart]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Francisco|first=San|date=2011-09-21|title=SolarCity to put solar on 60 more California Wal-Mart stores|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/09/21/solarcity-expands-walmart-deal.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=Aug 7, 2012|title=SolarCity to install solar panel & battery combo for Walmarts|publisher=Gigaom.com|url=http://gigaom.com/cleantech/solarcity-to-install-solar-panel-battery-combo-for-walmarts.html}}{{Pranala mati|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Intel]],<ref name="solarenergy">{{cite web|title=Intel To Install 6 Acre Solar Installation in CA &#124; Solar Energy|url=http://www.solarenergy.net/News/1271002-intel-to-install-6-acre-solar-installation-in-ca.aspx|access-date=2014-03-15|publisher=solarenergy.net|archive-date=2012-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728184553/http://www.solarenergy.net/News/1271002-intel-to-install-6-acre-solar-installation-in-ca.aspx|dead-url=yes}}</ref> dan militer Amerika Serikat.<ref name="airforcetimes">{{cite web|title=Sun helps power new Davis-Monthan homes|url=http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/11/airforce_solar_neighborhood_112209w/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20120716231013/http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/11/airforce_solar_neighborhood_112209w/|archive-date=2012-07-16|access-date=2014-03-15|publisher=airforcetimes.com}}</ref> Pada 2013, SolarCity mendirikan [[GivePower]] sebagai cabang nirlaba dari bisnis panel suryanya, dan berdiri sebagai perusahaan independen.<ref name="Business">{{cite web|author=Morgan McFall-Johnsen|date=August 1, 2019|title=A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25,000 people per day. It could help address the world's looming water crisis.|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/solar-powered-device-turns-salt-water-into-fresh-drinking-water-2019-7|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref>

Fasilitas ini merupakan yang terbesar pada kelasnya di [[Belahan Bumi barat|Belahan Bumi Barat]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Craig|first=Susanne|date=October 25, 2015|title=Despite Risks, Cuomo Bets on Solar Power to Lift Buffalo|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/nyregion/cuomo-bets-on-solar-power-to-get-buffalo-on-its-feet.html|access-date=2015-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 4, 2015|title=Governor Cuomo Celebrates "Topping Off" of SolarCity Gigafactory|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-celebrates-topping-solarcity-gigafactory|access-date=2015-10-27|publisher=New York State|archive-date=2015-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908003338/http://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-celebrates-topping-solarcity-gigafactory|dead-url=yes}}</ref> [[Panasonic]] adalah yang bertanggung jawab mengendalikan produksi pada pembangkit tenaga di Buffalo, dan berinvestasi $256 juta.<ref>{{cite web|last=Osborne|first=Mark|date=2017-01-16|title=Tesla/SolarCity/Silevo/Panasonic 1GW Buffalo fab's known unknowns|url=http://www.pv-tech.org/editors-blog/tesla-solarcity-silveo-panasonic-1gw-buffalo-fabs-known-unknowns|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117143429/http://www.pv-tech.org/editors-blog/tesla-solarcity-silveo-panasonic-1gw-buffalo-fabs-known-unknowns|archive-date=2017-01-17|access-date=2017-01-20|work=PV-Tech}}</ref> Panasonic dan SolarCity/Silevo sedang mengembangkan teknologi HIT yang mirip, namun berbeda, dan Panasonic berharap untuk menggunakan wafer 6 inci (150&nbsp;mm) SolarCity yang menggabungkan teknologi kedua perusahaan dengan efisiensi 22%.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stromsta|first=Karl-Erik|date=October 24, 2016|title=Panasonic to 'integrate' SolarCity's PV technology at New York factory|publisher=[[Recharge (magazine)|Recharge]]|url=http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/1447341/panasonic-to-integrate-solarcitys-pv-technology-at-new-york-factory|access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robinson|first=David|date=2016-11-03|title=SolarCity moving into its giant new RiverBend factory|newspaper=[[The Buffalo News]]|url=http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/03/solarcity-plant/|url-status=live|access-date=2016-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121173007/http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/03/solarcity-plant/|archive-date=2016-11-21|quote=Panasonic and SolarCity are using similar technology to produce high-efficiency solar panels, which Rive believes will allow the companies to combine elements from each firm's technology, leading to the production of a "hybrid" solar cell}}</ref> SolarCity mengharapkan permintaan melebihi produksi Buffalo 10.000 panel surya per hari, dan membeli peralatan surya dari produsen lain sampai lebih banyak pabrik dapat dibangun.<ref name="miner2015">{{cite web|last=Miner|first=Dan|date=October 23, 2015|title=Expect New York state to have input in next SolarCity factory|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2015/10/23/new-york-state-will-have-major-say-in-next.html|access-date=2016-11-22|work=Buffalo Business First|publisher=American City Business Journals}}</ref> SolarCity diharuskan menghabiskan $5 miliar selama dekade selanjutnya untuk fasilitas tersebut dan menciptakan lebih dari 1.460 pekerjaan manufaktur langsung.<ref name=":8">{{cite news|last=Riley|first=Kim|date=2017-03-24|title=Success of Buffalo Billion-backed SolarCity factory remains elusive|language=en-US|work=Daily Energy Insider|url=https://dailyenergyinsider.com/featured/3905-success-buffalo-billion-backed-solarcity-factory-remains-elusive/|access-date=2017-03-28}}</ref>