Tag: solarcity

  • SolarCity launches new solar loan program to replace MyPower option

    SolarCity, amid onlooker concerns after its last few earnings reports, has started to change things up a bit and offer new services and products. We reported on the utility-scale strategy a few weeks ago, and now the company has unveiled a new solar loan program—available in 14 states –that will allow manyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Will this NRDC report revive the Nevada rooftop solar industry?

    Don’t call it a comeback, but the rooftop solar industry may be saved in Nevada after all. For one, Sunrun recently met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about its desire to reenter the market. But maybe more importantly, the National Resources Defense Council and SolarCity released the results of a study thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Maine solar bill defeated by larger installer lobbying effort — did it hurt the local installer?

    A solar energy bill was defeated in Maine last month, and the reason it was defeated, according to this feature in the Portland Press Herald, was a lobbying effort by the country’s largest solar installers. For those installers – SolarCity, Sunrun – getting involved in local politics to work onRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarCity debuts utility-scale services amid Q1 earnings crisis

    SolarCity, the large solar installer best known for its leasing model, turned in disappointing earnings results from Q1 2016, lowered expectations in its outlook for the next quarter and has caused a panic among investors and a slew of sky-is-falling analysis from financial onlookers. Seems like nothing has gone right (exceptRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New York utilities, SolarCity propose landmark partnership

    New York just keeps bringing the solar news, with most of it centered on collaboration. Six New York investor-owned utilities have joined SolarCity Corp. and other solar companies in the creation of the Solar Progress Partnership. The group yesterday filed a joint proposal with the New York Public Service CommissionRead More — Solar Builder magazine