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Strata Solar has passed one billion dollars
in project investment in North Carolina,
with over 65 solar facilities in 40 counties
across the state. Since 2009, Strata Solar
has brought 350MW of solar energy
online and has helped North Carolina
become the third largest state for solar
installations.
On 9th October Strata staff, elected
officials, solar industry advocates and
land owners gathered at the Anderson
Solar Facility in Roseboro, NC to tour the
installation and celebrate the investment.
Markus Wilhelm, co-founder and CEO of
Strata Solar, said: ”This is a really big day
for Strata Solar, a company that started
as a family business serving its local
community. We had big dreams and
wanted to make a difference in our local
environment and here we are today,
celebrating one billion dollars' worth
of investment with utility scale projects
across our entire state.”
“North Carolina is a national leader in
solar energy, and companies like Strata
Solar have played a big role in our past
and will continue to do so in the future,”
said Governor Pat McCrory, speaking
at the event.
Strata Solar currently has 12 projects
under construction, and is forecasting
to achieve its second billion dollars
invested in solar projects before the
end of 2016.
Major
investment
in North
Carolina