Residences

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.

OneRoof Energy Planning $100M Fund, 4,000 Rooftops by Year’s End

OneRoof Energy Planning $100M Fund, 4,000 Rooftops by Year’s End

Jeff St. John: July 30, 2012

New financing with investor and partner Hanwha, other plans for the company bringing third-party solar financing to roofers.

SolarCity Gets New $250 Million Fund From U.S. Bancorp

SolarCity Gets New $250 Million Fund From U.S. Bancorp

Herman K. Trabish: June 14, 2012

Solar’s value brings the bank back for its sixth investment in third-party ownership.

OneRoof Wins More VC for Its Third-Party Solar Financing

OneRoof Wins More VC for Its Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: April 5, 2012

Third-party-owned solar was more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011.

Sungevity, Sanyo, Vivint, OneRoof, and CPF: A $250M Flurry of Third-Party Solar Financing

Sungevity, Sanyo, Vivint, OneRoof, and CPF: A $250M Flurry of Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: October 19, 2011

Sungevity adds more to its fund; Vivint and OneRoof join the fray. Third-party-owned solar is more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011.

Third-Party-Owned Solar Dominates the California Market

Third-Party-Owned Solar Dominates the California Market

Eric Wesoff: September 30, 2011

Third-party-owned solar is more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011. San Jose is number one in residential installs.

Clean Power Finance, Now a PPA Firm, Gets a $75M Fund From Google

Clean Power Finance, Now a PPA Firm, Gets a $75M Fund From Google

Eric Wesoff: September 28, 2011

Another entrant in the residential PPA market—with backing from KP and Google.

Clean Power Finance Is Now a PPA Firm Too

Clean Power Finance Is Now a PPA Firm Too

Eric Wesoff: June 13, 2011

Another entrant in the residential PPA market—with backing from KP and Google.

Will Efficiency Lead to More Power Consumption?

Will Efficiency Lead to More Power Consumption?

Eric Wesoff, Michael Kanellos: March 21, 2011

Do energy efficiency measures result in using more energy?

A Very Flat Lamp

A Very Flat Lamp

Michael Kanellos: October 21, 2009

Sideways lighting has a lot of benefits, says Lunera, a LED company that emerged from fashion photography.