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SolarCity Raises $500M From Goldman Sachs to Finance Solar Roofs

SolarCity Raises $500M From Goldman Sachs to Finance Solar Roofs

Eric Wesoff: May 16, 2013

Looking to include customers with lower credit scores

SolarCity Q1: 46MW Deployed; Revenue, Margin, Losses Increase

SolarCity Q1: 46MW Deployed; Revenue, Margin, Losses Increase

Eric Wesoff: May 13, 2013

SolarCity hits daily generation record of 1.7 gigawatt-hours in April.

US Army Rolling Out $7B Renewable Energy Buy

US Army Rolling Out $7B Renewable Energy Buy

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: May 10, 2013

Private money is financing privately developed renewable energy projects, beginning with geothermal, that will power U.S. military installations.

Nevada Geothermal Energy Will Help Power Los Angeles

Nevada Geothermal Energy Will Help Power Los Angeles

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: May 3, 2013

New transmission will open the way for northern Nevada geothermal to go to Southern California, as LA moves to kick the coal habit.

8 Takeaways From Solar Summit 2013

8 Takeaways From Solar Summit 2013

GTM Research Staff: May 2, 2013

The GTM Research Analyst team highlights their thoughts from Solar Summit 2013

Downstream Solar Player Clean Power Finance Wins $37M Equity Round

Downstream Solar Player Clean Power Finance Wins $37M Equity Round

Herman K. Trabish: April 8, 2013

Edison International buys in as the power sector moves into solar financing.

Latin America’s Largest PV Projects

Latin America’s Largest PV Projects

Andrew Krulewitz: April 3, 2013

…that might actually see the light of day.

Alternative and Innovative Ways to Finance Wind and Solar

Alternative and Innovative Ways to Finance Wind and Solar

Herman K. Trabish: March 11, 2013

PPAs, synthetic PPAs, hedges, and unicorns

The Key Decision That Can Make or Break an Energy Project

The Key Decision That Can Make or Break an Energy Project

Herman K. Trabish: March 7, 2013

Beware of deal creep.

SolarCity 2012: Strong Growth, But Rooftop PV Firm Loses $91.5M

SolarCity 2012: Strong Growth, But Rooftop PV Firm Loses $91.5M

Eric Wesoff: March 6, 2013

Shares fall sharply after hours on news of a revenue miss and increased losses.

Fortune 500 Bank: Tier-One Solar Panels Aren’t Necessary for Financing Projects

Fortune 500 Bank: Tier-One Solar Panels Aren’t Necessary for Financing Projects

Herman K. Trabish: March 5, 2013

“Our view is that panels are fairly plug-and-play.”

REITs, MLPs, and Mortgages: Solar After the ITC

REITs, MLPs, and Mortgages: Solar After the ITC

Herman K. Trabish: January 18, 2013

Solar financial players are talking MLPs and REITs but the answer may be closer to home—a mortgage.

Sungevity Scores $125M for Third-Party Solar Financing

Sungevity Scores $125M for Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: January 16, 2013

Third-party-owned solar financed most of the California residential solar market in 2012.

The CSP Storage Technology Debate, Continued

The CSP Storage Technology Debate, Continued

Herman K. Trabish: January 14, 2013

BrightSource Energy answers SolarReserve’s question.

Update: SolarCity IPO Launches This Week

Update: SolarCity IPO Launches This Week

Eric Wesoff: December 10, 2012

IPO could provide a strong finish to a difficult year in solar.