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Exhibit 2 Utility-scale solar projects are expected to increase in number and size, driving high demand for qualified construction companies.

US utility-scale solar projects of more than 100 MW, by region 1

Southwest

Central

Northwest

Southeast

South

Northeast

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900

Planned, pending, or under-construction projects of 500 MW or more

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

2026

Number of utility-scale solar projects in previous 12 months (Jan-Dec)

2

5

4

2

19

8

8

16

28

51

41 2

98 2

98 2

52 2

1 South = Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee; Southwest = Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah; Northwest = Oregon, Washington, Idaho; Central = Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; Southeast = Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia; Northeast = Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania. 2 Pending, planned or under-construction projects include 242 projects: 45 pending regulatory approval, 69 planned for installation but without initiated regulatory approvals, 32 with regulatory approval received but not under construction, 6 with construction complete but not yet in commercial operation, and 90 under construction. Source: EIA Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, March 2023

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