{
  "id": 4426402,
  "title": "Six critical incidents led Amazon to shut down US rooftop solar systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/six-critical-incidents-led-amazon-to-shut-down-us-rooftop-solar",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T12:32:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2021-amazon-shut-down-its-us-rooftop-solar-systems-after-six-critical-incidents-across-47-north-american-solar-sites-a-later-global-audit-found-259-major-issues/articleshow/133625999.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amazon shut down rooftop solar systems at all 47 of its North American sites in 2021 after six facilities reported fires or arc flash incidents. A later audit found one critical and 259 significant issues across its global solar portfolio, including mismatched connectors, improper installation, poor wire management and water intrusion in inverters.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}