A $1bn project to fit solar panels to military housing in the US has been announced.

The project, financed by the US Renewables Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the Department of Energy, is being led by SolarCity. It will see the installation of solar systems on around 160,000 military residences in 124 bases across 33 US states.

“Through Project SolarStrong, we’re financing the largest deployment of residential rooftop solar panels in US history while building secure domestic renewable energy sources for our country’s military bases,” said USRG renewable finance managing director, Tim Newell.

The project is expected to last for five years, and will start with a 4MW installation in Hawaii’s Hickam Air Force base.

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