Walmart Solar Panel Fire

Walmartissuing elon musk s electric vehicle and clean energy company after teslasolar panels atop seven of the retailer s stores allegedly caught fire according a court filing.

Walmart solar panel fire.

Walmart sued tesla for gross negligence on tuesday claiming that the electric car company s energy division installed solar panels that went up in flames on its store rooftops. Tesla de energized all of the walmart solar panels in june 2018 but another fire broke out on a roof at the yuba city california location on nov. A solar panel is displayed on a wall at the tesla showroom in new york in 2017. One fire broke out in march 2018 on the roof of a walmart in beavercreek ohio.

It involves walmart the largest company in the world in terms of revenue and tesla the most famous company in the solar industry. Walmart has also struck agreements with other solar energy companies as part of its broader goal of having 50 percent of its operations powered by renewable energy by 2025. Local news photographs and. Unfortunately walmart says these solar installations had a habit of catching fire.

Walmart is asking a judge to declare tesla in breach of contract order the company to remove the solar panels from all of its stores and award damages equal to its costs and consulting fees in. Product title 100 watts 100w solar panel 12v 18v poly off grid. 4 7 out of 5 stars based on 6 reviews 6 ratings current price 82 99 82. In a complaint walmart alleged tesla solar panels had caught fire at least seven times dating back to 2012.

Updated may 8 2020 walmart is suing tesla because its solar panels keep catching on fire. This is big news for anyone interested in solar.