Sunrun expands to Texas
The company will start its solar odyssey in Houston, but promises that it will expand its service area to other Texas cities in the coming months.
Third-party solar scores big court victory in Arizona (full decision embedded)
The state’s appeals court rejected the tax department’s contention that it should be able to treat third-party installed solar arrays as utilities for tax purposes.
Sunrun bucks the trend and grows during Q1 2017
While other large residential solar companies are contracting or even going bankrupt, Sunrun gained market share during Q1 2017.
SEC investigates Tesla, Sunrun over cancelled contracts
SEC has subpoenaed Sunrun, and is also looking into the number of Tesla customers who have backed out of leases, after state officials received hundreds of complaints about sales practices.
Sunnova uses portfolio to secure $615 million in funding
With the help of Credit Suisse, the residential solar company’s lease/PPA portfolio allowed it to close one of the largest funding rounds in the asset-backed securities market.
BREAKING: Court approves Sungevity sale to Northern Pacific
A Delaware bankruptcy court judge yesterday approved the $50 million sale of the residential solar installer to private equity firm Northern Pacific Group.
News Analysis: Installations crater in Hawaii after incentives gutted
In 2015, Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission eliminated the state’s net-metering incentive. Since then, the number of permits pulled on Oahu for solar installations has plummeted, reaching a new low in 2017 of only 449.
Sunrun powers Wisconsin “Forward”
The Badger State becomes the first in the Midwest to attract the attention of a national residential company to power the homes of the state.
Sunrun grows, captures more market share in 2016
The third-party solar company’s quarterly results show its 2016 deployments growing at double the rate of the U.S. residential market, as Sunrun begins offering energy storage and changes its relationship to utilities.
Residential solar ownership now outpaces leasing (with charts)
According to new data by GTM Research, the ratio of solar leases and PPAs to full ownership flipped in the fourth quarter of 2016, when fewer than half of all new residential solar systems were operating under third-party arrangements – down from its 2014 peak of 72%.
