BP buys string of US solar farms for £155m in clean energy drive

Projects to be developed across 12 states by Lightsource BP will be capable of powering 1.7m homes

BP has bought a pipeline of US solar farms, capable of powering more than 1.7m homes, for more than $220m (155m) as part of its plan to distance itself from the fossil fuel industry.

The oil company has agreed to snap up a string of development projects, totalling 9GW, from the independent US solar developer 7X Energy in a significant step" towards its goal of securing 20GW by 2025.