This is the solar model that SolarCity has worked to modify ... It's really the leasing and PPA arrangements that are innovative in SolarCity's business. Of course, both of these choices make ...

Should other states enact similar rate structure policies for net metering, the downside for SolarCity is palpable. For a business model that is already strained with a 30% ITC and favorable net ...

This business model leaves SolarCity with the task of servicing and maintaining these panels for the next three decades. Defaults on loans and changes in technology could greatly lower the value ...

The entire SolarCity business model of building and owning solar power systems is built on the idea that the company can finance projects at very low rates and generate more cash from financing ...

SolarCity's legacy business model is undergoing a change. SolarCity reported third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, and the company noted a shift from its traditional solar-panel leasing operations ...

One of my complaints about SolarCity's business model has been its very optimistic assumptions about the future. It signs up to 20 year contracts with customers and then assumes that customers ...

Tesla said it plans to continue moving away from SolarCity's original business model, which leased rooftop solar systems to customers with no upfront costs in exchange for 20 years of steady payments.

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SolarCity could prove a good deal if it can make the transition from sales to production. Buyers of Tesla shares always bought a vision, not a product. If Elon Musk decides to sell dog food, you ...

During the conference call, Musk said that the cash flow that SolarCity generates from its business “covers what ... up its battery factory and the Model 3. A July amendment to one of its ...

Solar-leasing companies led by SolarCity were seeking to change the state Constitution to preserve net metering and benefit their business model, and in response, lawmakers were seeking changes ...

SolarCity brokers this deal and handles the installation, which all entails the largest overall up-front cost. This is the solar model that SolarCity has worked to modify with its other arrangements.