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Nextracker supplying Silicon Ranch with 1.5 GW of single-axis trackers

By Billy Ludt | May 24, 2022

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Silicon Ranch executed a supply agreement with manufacturer Nextracker to deliver 1.5 GW of its single-axis tracker structures for a portfolio of projects through 2024.

The agreement increases the domestic supply of single-axis trackers — secures American-made products using U.S. steel supply, supports job creation, cuts the carbon footprint of its supply chain and reduces logistics risks.

“Despite severe disruption to global supply chains and other pressures facing the solar industry, Silicon Ranch remains committed to maintaining our 100% track record for successful project delivery,” said Reagan Farr, Silicon Ranch co-founder and CEO. “This agreement with Nextracker not only helps us keep our promises to our customers, but also enables us to decarbonize our supply chain and support additional investments in American manufacturing. We have grown our business through the power of collaborative partnerships, and we are thrilled to expand our relationship with Nextracker as we accelerate our growth strategy across the US.”

Both companies have recently announced additional commitments to increase domestic manufacturing and lower the carbon impact of production. In April, Silicon Ranch arranged a supply agreement with First Solar 4 GW of thin-film solar modules. Over the last two months, Nextracker commissioned new manufacturing facilities in Texas and Arizona.

“We are so impressed with Silicon Ranch’s differentiated development model which exemplifies community engagement, and win-win solutions for ranching and agriculture to benefit from solar, not only financial investors selling power,” said Dan Shugar, Nextracker founder and CEO. “We have listened to Silicon Ranch’s needs and modified our products to add more value to their applications. Connecting their demand to more domestic steel and manufacturing capacity results in more jobs with cleaner steel and optimized logistics.”

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Billy Ludt

Billy Ludt is associate editor of Solar Power World and currently covers topics on mounting, installation and business for the magazine.

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  1. Solarman says

    May 24, 2022 at 10:15 am

    “Both companies have recently announced additional commitments to increase domestic manufacturing and lower the carbon impact of production. In April, Silicon Ranch arranged a supply agreement with First Solar 4 GW of thin-film solar modules. Over the last two months, Nextracker commissioned new manufacturing facilities in Texas and Arizona.”

    While the U.S. Commerce department slowly ‘bloats’ along on the unfair solar PV practices brief filed by Auxin Solar is on course to stunt the growth of solar PV installations in the U.S. for at least a couple of years. Getting a supply chain that’s by and large in the U.S. from U.S. companies feeding the U.S. market instead of the supply chain coming from another country. First Solar is starting to expand manufacturing capacity and now with Nextracker will have a single axis tracking system that will follow the sun and add on average two more sun hours a day in the winter and about 4 more sun hours a day in the summertime. It’s also nice that First Solar has had a cradle-to-cradle panel recycling plan in place since 2003. The U.S. could sure use some more of this “in house” supply chain.

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