▁new ▁roof s ▁per ▁week ." ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁T es la ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁r amp ing ▁up ▁solar ▁roof ▁install ations . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁T es la ▁reported ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁achieved ▁its ▁goal ▁by ▁producing ▁ 4 MW ▁of ▁solar ▁roof s ▁in ▁a ▁week , ▁which ▁it ▁claims ▁is ▁enough ▁for ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁homes . ▁ ▁Government - fund ed ▁collaboration ▁The ▁Sun Sh ot ▁In iti ative ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁effort ▁to ▁support ▁solar ▁energy ▁ad option ▁to ▁make ▁solar ▁energy ▁afford able ▁for ▁all ▁Americans . ▁It ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ' s ▁Sol ar ▁Energy ▁Techn ologies ▁Office ▁and ▁funds ▁research , ▁development , ▁demonstr ation , ▁and ▁deployment ▁projects . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁collaboration ▁of ▁private ▁companies , ▁univers ities , ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments , ▁and ▁non prof its , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁national ▁labor ator ies . ▁The ▁program ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁the ▁initial ▁goal ▁of ▁making ▁solar ▁energy ▁compet itive ▁with ▁traditional ▁forms ▁of ▁electric ity ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁program ▁achieved ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁progress ▁towards ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁goal . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Cong r essional ▁budget , ▁the ▁program ▁was