Independent power producers The AES Corporation, Clearway Energy Group (Clearway), Cypress Creek Renewables and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) have formed the U.S. Solar Buyer Consortium to support expansion of the domestic solar supply chain and drive the growth of the American solar industry.
To meet its ambitious growth targets, the consortium has launched a competitive RFP to search for qualified manufacturers who are aligned with the consortium's goals and can commit to a long-term strategic partnership to supply up to 7 gigawatts (GW) of solar modules per year starting from 2024.
The buying consortium will encourage a stable domestic supply chain for solar modules. Promoting the on-shoring of the module supply chain demonstrates the buying consortium's belief in an American-made solar industry that has the potential to create more than 250,000 new permanent jobs and 50,000 new construction jobs by 2035. Increasingly domestic supply chains will create la