Amazon.com Inc. is powering back on solar rooftops at all North American facilities after doing fire safety overhauls.
“As inspections are completed, our onsite solar systems are being powered back on. Amazon also built a team of dedicated solar experts overseeing the construction, operations, and maintenance of our systems in-house to ensure the safety of our systems,” an Amazon spokesperson told The Epoch Times in a statement.
The online retail giant halted the operation of solar rooftops at all North American facilities in 2021 after several fire incidents were reported.
“Out of an abundance of caution, following a small number of isolated incidents with onsite solar systems owned and operated by third parties, Amazon proactively powered off our onsite solar installations in North America, and took immediate steps to re-inspect each installation by a leading solar technical expert firm,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement….