Amazon temporarily took all rooftop solar energy systems offline in 2021 due to fires
Fires caused by rooftop solar panels have led Amazon fulfillment centers to temporarily shut down those solar systems that were to blame for the blazes.
Between April 2020 and June 2021, Amazon experienced “critical fire or arc flash events” at six sites in North America with solar installations, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC. That number represents approximately 12.7 percent of all applicable facilities. An Amazon employee wrote in an internal report obtained by the outlet that “the rate of dangerous incidents is unacceptable, and above industry averages.”
