Trina Solar (TSL) is popping this morning after it was announced it landed a solar supply deal with one of the largest US utilities, Southern California Edison, and has already begun shipping PV modules.  Trina will ship 45MW in solar modules over the course of the next year to be used by SoCo Edison on commercial rooftops.  SoCo Edison was authorized by the Cali Public Utilities Commission to cover up to 65 million sq feet of unused commercial rooftops with 250MW of solar panels.

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“This program is a milestone in utility-owned PV generation in the United States and Trina Solar is excited to play a significant part in supplying modules representing approximately 20 percent of the solar capacity needed for the program,” said Mr. Jifan Gao, Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar. “This is a major commitment by SCE towards clean power generation, and the fact that they have chosen Trina Solar to supply them with premium performance modules is expected to further increase the Company’s global reach and reputation for high quality products and raise brand awareness among key customers in the commercial and utility PV segment.”