Tag: mergers and acquisitions

  • Solar Spectrum, Horizon Solar Power merge under Sungevity, forming one of nation’s largest residential solar installers

    Solar Spectrum has merged with Temecula, Calif.-based Horizon Solar Power to create the nation’s fourth largest residential solar system provider. Since 2008, Horizon has been a leading designer and installer of residential and commercial solar systems in Southern California. Frank Kneller, CEO of Horizon Solar Power, will serve as theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar market uncertainty: Funding activity down in Q1 2017

    Mercom Capital Group LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the second quarter of 2017 and first half of 2017. Total corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market and debt financing)Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Arion Energy acquires top Colorado solar EPC contractor

    Arion Energy acquired Sustainable Designs LLC, dba SunKey Energy, one of the Colorado’s leading distributed generation solar EPC contractors. SunKey, a privately owned company, has designed, and constructed more than 400 residential and commercial solar PV systems across Colorado and surrounding States since its inception in 2013. SunKey is oneRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar industry funding report for Q1 2017: Was there a ‘Trump effect’?

    The question on the collective renewable energy industry’s mind since last November has been, “How will the election of Donald Trump impact us?” Mercom’s Q1 Solar 2017 Funding and M&A Report gives the first bit of insight into investor confidence in the solar industry since President Trump took office. TotalRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Two growing regional solar installers merge to form ION Solar

    Vision Solar, a fast growing residential solar installer, and Zing Solar, an established residential solar leader in the southwestern U.S., are merging to form a new company — ION Solar. Today’s merger of two of the largest residential rooftop solar installers also results in one of the nation’s largest privatelyRead More — Solar Builder magazine