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| SolarCity Hiring Installers For Valley Work - The Arizona Republic | 6/25/2008 | A Foster City, Calif.-based company that installs solar panels on homes and leases them to the owners is looking to hire 50 to 100 employees to begin serving Phoenix-area customers, SolarCity announced Monday. | |
| KFNN Radio Coverage on SolarCity - KFNN Radio | 6/25/2008 | KFNN Radio in Arizona covers SolarLease, and SolarCity’s move to Arizona. | |
| SolarCity Expands in Arizona with New Phoenix Office and Installation Center - SolarCity | 6/24/2008 | Company’s SolarLease can allow Greater Phoenix residents to save money from day one by switching to renewable solar power. | Arizona Launch Announcement FINAL.pdf |
| Making Solar Affordable - Fox Business Network | 6/24/2008 | FOX Business Network interviews Lyndon about SolarLease and the company’s expansion to Arizona. | |
| Making Solar Energy Affordable - NCB12 News | 6/24/2008 | NBC 12 News (Phoenix) covers SolarCity’s move to Phoenix | |
| Investing in the Sun - NPR News | 6/24/2008 | KJZZ-FM Phoenix NPR affiliate, discusses SolarLease and SolarCity’s move to Phoenix. | |
| Solar Power Company Moving Into Phoenix Market - KTAR Radio | 6/24/2008 | KTAR One of Phoenix’ leading sports radio stations covers SolarCity’s move to Arizona. | |
| SolarCity Brings Lease Option to Arizona Residents - Phoenix Business Journal | 6/23/2008 | The Phoenix Business Journal covers SolarCity’s move to Arizona. | |
| Firm That Makes Solar Electricity to Expand - The East Valley Tribune | 6/23/2008 | The East Valley Tribune covers SolarLease, and SolarCity’s move to Arizona. | |
| SolarCity Wins Inaugural Green Business Award from San Francisco Business Times - SolarCity | 6/19/2008 | SolarCity, California’s No. 1 residential solar power company, received an inaugural Green Business Award from San Francisco Business Times, announced in the publication’s June 16 edition. | SFBT Green Business Award ARE FINAL.pdf |
| Seeing the Light, Harvesting the Power - Los Angeles Daily Breeze | 6/16/2008 | Los Angeles’ Daily Breeze Newspaper covers SolarCity’s installation at St. Cross Episcopal Church in Hermosa Beach, including a photo of the installation. | |
| NBC Interviews SolarCity Members and Customers - NBC News | 6/13/2008 | NBC 11’s Scott Budman’s interviews SolarCity’s David Arfin, and SolarCity customer John Stubblebine about SolarCity’s SolarLease program. Portions of this segment appeared on local NBC affiliates in more than 15 different markets across the country. | |
| Solar Panels in the News - NBC 11 News | 6/13/2008 | NBC 11’s Scott Budman’s blog notes that SolarCity will appear on NBC 11. | |
| Solar Installation and Financing on Hot Energy Trends with David Kates - AlternativeEnergy.com | 6/13/2008 | Lyndon Rive participates in a solar roundtable on Alternative Energy.com. | |
| SolarCity Initiates Affordable Solar Program for East Bay Communities - SolarCity | 6/11/2008 | Affordable solar power option to help homeowners in the “Tri-Valley”, “Lamorinda” and surrounding communities save money and make a positive environmental impact. | SolarCity Gayler Press Release FINAL.pdf |
| SolarCity Initiates Affordable Solar Program for East Bay Communities - Fox Business News | 6/11/2008 | FOX Business Web Site highlights SolarCity’s Program for East Bay Communities. | |
| SolarCity Solar Seminars in Orange County this June - Volkl Investments Inc. | 6/11/2008 | Blog post on SolarCity’s Orange County seminars | |
| Solar Grants Sweeten San Francisco for Start-ups - CNET | 6/11/2008 | CNET quotes Lyndon Rive on San Francisco’s incentive program | |
| Free Solar Seminar Set at Smittcamp House - The Fresno Bee | 6/10/2008 | The Fresno Bee posts information the local solar seminars. | |
| KRON 4 Interviews on SolarLease - KRON 4 News | 6/10/2008 | KRON 4 News interviews Bay Area homeowners who are participating in SolarCity’s leasing program. | |
| Three Days in the Valley: Liz Claman Talks to SolarCity - Fox Business News | 6/9/2008 | FOX Business News anchor Liz Claman interviews Lyndon Rive about SolarCity and the SolarLease program. | |
| SolarCity Launches Solar Seminar Series - SolarCity / PR Newswire | 5/29/2008 | Local seminars, question-and-answer sessions to educate homeowners on affordable clean power options | Summer Seminar Series FINAL.pdf |
| SolarCity to host local solar info seminars - East Bay Business Times | 5/29/2008 | Bay Area residents interested in switching to solar power can learn more at a series of upcoming seminars hosted by residential solar installer SolarCity. | |
| Silicon Valley's 40 Under 40 - Silicon Valley Business Journal | 5/22/2008 | Who are Silicon Valley's up-and-coming best and brightest? Silicon Valley Business Journal names Lyndon Rive as one of its “40 Under 40” executives to watch. | |
| Dwell 'Outdoor' Reveals Latest Modern Living Trends at June Conference and Exhibition - PR Newswire | 5/21/2008 | Dwell on Design announces Dwell Outdoors and highlights the SolarCity exhibition. | |
| Lyndon Rive on SolarLease - KGO Radio | 5/21/2008 | KGO Radio interviews SolarCity’s CEO, Lyndon Rive, on SolarLease. | |
| eBay Bids on Solar - GreenBiz News | 5/12/2008 | eBay unveiled San Jose’s largest solar installation, by SolarCity, last week with a system that spans 60,000 square feet atop multiple buildings at the company’s North Campus. | |
| “Flex Your Power” Highlights SolarLease - Flex Your Power | 5/12/2008 | The “Flex Your Power” blog reposts an article highlighting the SolarLease, and updated their information to reflect that the lease option being offered to all of California and not just San Jose. | |
| eBay Goes Solar - GoGreenSolar.com | 5/11/2008 | An image of SolarCity’s eBay solar installation. | |
| EBay Unveils San Jose's Largest Solar Roof - East Bay Business Times | 5/9/2008 | EBay Inc. on Thursday unveiled the largest commercial solar installation in San Jose. | |
| EBay Unveils San Jose's Largest Solar Roof - East Bay Business Journal | 5/9/2008 | EBay Inc. on Thursday unveiled the largest commercial solar installation in San Jose. | |
| EBay Tops List Off Largest Solar Installations In San Jose - Environmental Leader | 5/9/2008 | The Environmental Leader highlights the eBay solar installation. | |
| SolarCity Helps eBay Campus, Employees Switch to Clean Power with Largest Commercial Solar Installation in San Jose - PRNewswire | 5/8/2008 | New solar system spans eBay’s North campus; SolarCity creates residential solar program for eBay employees | May 2008 SolarCity eBay Press Release FINAL.pdf |
| Generating Solar Power: A Bright Idea - The Daily Breeze | 5/7/2008 | The Daily Breeze highlights SolarCity and Pete Rive discussing products and financing at the South Bay Energy Fair. | |
| PayPal’s Elon Musk Says Investments for the Future Include Solar - Bloomberg.fom | 5/2/2008 | “There are three areas that could change the world: One is the Internet, the other is changing the world from a hydrocarbon-based society to solar electric and the third is becoming a space-faring civilization,'' says Musk, investor in SolarCity. | |
| Alums Explore Eco-Friendly Business Ventures - Stanford Business Magazine | 5/1/2008 | Stanford Alumni Magazine discusses how venture capitalists are looking to invest more in eco-friendly companies, and highlights SolarCity as one of Draper Fisher Jurvetson’s first investments. | |
| Interview with Lyndon Rive and Collin O’Mara - KTVU-TV | 5/1/2008 | In a joint interview with SolarCity’s CEO, Lyndon Rive, and Collin O’Mara from Mayor Chuck Reed’s office KTVU’s “Bay Area People” program highlights SolarCity as the first company to extend a $0-down solar option to Bay Area residents. Play clip from website. | |
| Solar Industry Heating Up - Redwood City Daily News | 5/1/2008 | These are exciting times for homeowners who want to install solar panels. Columnist Bill Paul features SolarCity’s SolarLease as having advantages over other options for going solar. | |
| SolarCity Offers San Jose Homeowners Solar-Leasing With No Money Down Through July 31 - Flex Your Power | 4/30/2008 | "Flex Your Power" highlights SolarCity's SolarLease, a 15-year solar-leasing contract offered to customers requiring no down payment, taking the initial upfront payment from its customary fee of about $2,000 to $0. | |
| Green Ideas for Your Tax Rebate - Sunset Magazine | 4/29/2008 | Earth-friendly ways to spend your economic-stimulus money | Sunset April 29 2008.pdf |
| The Green Gap - The American Prospect | 4/25/2008 | The American Prospect highlights SolarCity’s Rodney Lee and the growth of green collar jobs. | |
| SolarCity Offers Zero-Down Solar Financing Program to California Residents - SolarCity | 4/22/2008 | New program can make solar power less expensive than electricity from the utility company | Solarlease0downCA FINAL.pdf |
| Firms seek to make solar power - LA Times | 4/3/2008 | SolarCity launches programs to cut the initial outlay for homeowners to as little as 10% | la-fi-solar3apr03,1,405880.pdf |
| Leasing expands reach of sun power - San Mateo County Times | 4/2/2008 | Local company seeks to increase number of homes with panels | SMCT_4.2.08.pdf |
| SolarCity Gives Homeowners a New Lease on Solar - PRNewswire | 4/2/2008 | New customer financing eliminates high-cost barriers to solar installations | SC_Release4.2.08.pdf |
| The Environment - Time Magazine | 4/1/2008 | Green Start-Up Companies: SolarCity | |
| To cut price, SolarCity leases solar panels - CNET | 3/27/2008 | Solar installer SolarCity is doing, in a limited way, what many people contend is the key to wide-scale adoption of solar power: a leasing program. | CNET News 4.2.08.pdf |
| Million Solar Roofs, SolarCity Among Winners of Aspen Institute Awards - GreenBiz News | 3/26/2008 | SolarCity was recognized for corporate energy generation | GreenBiz3.26.08.pdf |
| Aspen Institute Announces Winners of First Annual Energy and Environment Awards - CSR Wire | 3/24/2008 | SolarCity awarded by Aspen Institute for corporate energy generation | CSRWire_4.2.08.pdf |
| Pacific Life Open goes green - The Dessert Sun | 3/22/2008 | Recycling on steroids. Go Green. California Fresh, with a hint of solar energy. | DS_4.2.08.pdf |
| Savings in the sun - Press Telegram | 3/17/2008 | Long Beach community program successfully concludes | PressTelegram_4.2.08.pdf |
| SolarCity Supplies 2.7 MW of Energy - Renewable Energy Accecss | 3/17/2008 | SolarCity announced that it has met the goals to date for its community solar program across the state of California. In the 16 months since the program's inception, the program has provided 2.7 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy to homeowners across the state. | ReNew_3.17.08.pdf |
| Residents get second chance at solar group buy - Mountain View Voice | 3/14/2008 | It's been a year since homeowners organized Mountain View's first-ever group purchase of solar power arrays, and now residents say they are back for a second run. | MV_Voice3.14.08.pdf |
| The next level of solar energy - San Mateo Daily Journal | 3/3/2008 | SolarCity's successful growth and development | SMDaily_3.3.08.pdf |
| A Green Energy Industry Takes Root in California - New York Times | 2/1/2008 | SAN FRANCISCO — The sun is starting to grow jobs. While interest in alternative energy is climbing across the United States, solar power especially is rising in California, the product of billions of dollars in investment and mountains of enthusiasm. | |
| Thoughts from the Publisher : Going Green - Long Beach Signal Tribune | 1/24/2008 | Long Beach community solar discount program | LB Tribune_1.24.08.pdf |
| Students honored for green thinking - San Francisco Examiner | 1/18/2008 | Foster City third-graders convince city to lower solar permitting fees. | SFExaminer_FC Studient 4.2.08.pdf |
| Person to watch: Elon Musk - San Francisco Business Times | 1/4/2008 | In 2006, the South African-born entrepreneur plowed $10 million into Lyndon and Peter Rive's Foster City solar installation startup, SolarCity, of which he is also chairman. | |
| Techies see sunshine on a cloudy 2008 - San Francisco Business Times | 1/4/2008 | The technology and digital entertainment worlds will be cleaner, brighter and more chatty in 2008. | |
| LAH maintains ‘green’ initiatives - Los Altos Town Crier | 1/2/2008 | In an effort to diminish energy usage during winter and stay green year-round, the town of Los Altos Hills is continuing its solar energy incentives. | osaltosonline.com_2008_01_02_lah.pdf |
| In 2007, County Turned Efforts to Environment - Red Orbit | 1/2/2008 | Following Portola Valley's lead in 2006, large groups of residents in Woodside, San Carlos, Menlo Park and Atherton saved money | RedOrbit_1_2_08.pdf |
| Home Solar Installations Tripled in '07 - Mountain View Voice | 12/18/2007 | Mountain View tops large Bay Area cities in watts per capita | MVVoice_12_18.pdf |
| Central Valley Neighborhood Goes Solar Collectively - Central Valley Business Times | 12/14/2007 | 36 homes in one neighborhood in Clovis are switching to solar power with SolarCity | centralvalleybusinesstimes.com.pdf |
| Growing solar business, a neighborhood at a time - San Jose Business Journal | 12/14/2007 | SolarCity wants to wean the South Bay off traditional power sources, one neighborhood at a time | SanJose Biz Journal_ 12_14.pdf |
| Clovis Goes Solar, Collectively - PRNewswire | 12/14/2007 | Solar adoption group subscribes 215kW, gains energy security and eliminates home electric bills | |
| Solar Carport for Electric Vehicles - Technudge | 12/10/2007 | SolarCity’s concept is quite inventive. The roof is a complete car port, which acts a power station for your EV, turning it into a high-tech, self-sustaining green wonder. | technudge_12_15.pdf |
| Teaming up for greener energy in San Juan - OC Register | 12/5/2007 | Group recruits homeowners willing to install solar power at community rate | OC Register_SJC_12.2.07.pdf |
| SolarCity Installs 100th Solar Learning Station - SolarCity | 12/4/2007 | Leader in PG&E solar schools installations brings program to sites across California | |
| Solar energy project comes to Davis - The California Aggie | 12/4/2007 | Solar installer seeks bulk buyers | |
| Entrepreneur of the Year: Elon Musk - Inc Magazine | 12/1/2007 | Electric sports cars. Solar power. Space travel. Finally, an entrepreneur who's not afraid to think really, really big. | inc_magazing_dec 2008.pdf |
| Stanford Community Goes Solar, Collectively - PR Newswire | 11/27/2007 | First ever Stanford University- based group solar adoption program subscribes 193kW | |
| The Community Solar Program - EarthToys | 11/26/2007 | We have seen the solar programs serve as a source of community pride for residents and a bonding agent between neighbors. When you make a big decision like going solar as a group, it also tends to remind residents of the larger impact of their decision on the environment and the fight against global warming. | earthtoys.com_emagazine.11.07.pdf |
| Bright Idea Cuts Costs of Solar Power - SFGate.com | 11/24/2007 | SolarCity plans to announce its own community-purchase plan for Marin County | |
| SolarCity Courts Clovis with Solar Discount Program - The Business Jounal | 11/9/2007 | Clovis residents are racing the sun to take advantage of a company’s innovative program to build solar power systems at a bulk discount. | FresnoBusinessour 11.10.06.pdf |
| SF Supe: Solar Panel Plan Pays for Itself - SF Examiner | 11/6/2007 | Proposed plan in San Francisco that allows residents to take out a loan for the installation of solar panels, but the energy saved from their electricity bills would go toward paying off the loan. | SFExaminer 10.6.07.pdf |
| GoSolarMarin grows to 200 homes - North Bay Business Journal | 11/5/2007 | Homeowners join together to seek group price power. | NrtBusjrnl.10.5.07.pdf |
| Green Buildings with Solar - ZDnet | 10/10/2007 | GoingGreen conference in Davis, CA. Panel moderator Michael Kanellos of CNET News.com, leads a discussion with executives on eco-friendly materials and technologies, and the future for green buildings. | |
| Neighbors go Solar Together and Save - CBS Market Watch | 10/4/2007 | SolarCity has community discount programs underway in seven California cities and has sold more than 500 residential solar systems in 19 cities and towns. | CBS Market Watch_ 10_31.pdf |
| Something Under the Sun - Wall Street Journal | 10/4/2007 | SolarCity expands their offerings to include remote monitoring of customers' solar production | WSJ 10_4.pdf |
| SolarCity Secures $21 Million in Recent Funding - PR Newswire | 9/10/2007 | Draper Fisher Jurvetson, JP Morgan and Elon Musk Support Leading Solar Systems Company | |
| SolarCity Received GoingGreen Top 100 Award - AlwaysOn | 9/6/2007 | Hottest private companies in greentech, the game-changing players that are making it possible and profitable for big businesses to go green | Top100Awards_AlwaysON.pdf |
| SolarCity Announces Malibu Community Solar Program - PR Newswire | 9/5/2007 | SolarCity & Malibu residents discuss financial and environmental benefits of solar power | |
| Summer Solar Campaign News San Carlos Residents - SF Examiner | 9/4/2007 | The two-month campaign, led by Solar City and San Carlos Green, netted | examiner.com_a-915023~Summer_solar_campaign_9_4_07.pdf |
| City takes on new shade of green - Mountain View Voice | 8/31/2007 | Council votes in support of hiring coordinator to oversee climate change initiatives | http___www.mv-voice.com_story8_31.pdf |
| Athertonians are big solar fans - Almanac | 8/29/2007 | Atherton and Menlo Park was successful, with 42 households signing up | almanacnews.com_story8-30.pdf |
| GRID Alternatives & SolarCity Hiring Installers - Fox News | 8/29/2007 | | |
| City Solar Plans Heat Up - San Mateo Daily Journal | 8/28/2007 | San Mateo SolarCity Community Program Proves Success | http___www.smdailyjournal.com_article_8_27.pdf |
| Green Cities Trendy But do They Matter? - Palo Alto Daily News | 8/23/2007 | | paloaltodailynews.com_article_2007-8-23-08-23-07-bil-paul.pdf |
| Buying Programs Ease Going Solar - San Jose Mercury News | 8/14/2007 | Neighbors are banding together to purchase solar panels for their roofs, taking advantage of group discounts | SJMerc_8_14Editorial.pdf |
| Test Case Probes City's Role in Regulating Solar Panels - The Business Journal | 8/3/2007 | A Fresno homeowner's designer to help the planet has turned into a test for how far the city can go in regulating alternaitve energy projects | web_journal solar issue Aug 3 2007.pdf |
| Fast-growing SolarCity bright on future - Oakland Tribune | 8/1/2007 | Reflecting the ongoing boom in alternative-energy-related businesses, solar installation company SolarCity has tripled in size in the last five months and moved into new 10,000-square-foot headquarters in Foster City. | SolarCityExands_oakland tribune 8_1.pdf |
| Now Hiring: Eco-Friendly Companies Growing Jobs - Inside Bay Area | 7/27/2007 | Solar hiring boom in the bay area | InsideBayArea_7_27.pdf |
| Deadline Near for Discount on Solar Plan - San Jose Mercury News | 7/26/2007 | Peninsula buyers sought to meet threshold for power program | SanJoseMercury_Menlo7-26.pdf |
| Local Cities Join the Trend to Employ Solar Energy - Los Altos Town Crier | 7/19/2007 | Los Altos and Los Altos Hills residents will have an opportunity to purchase solar panels at a discount through SolarCity, a Foster City-based company that offered significant price breaks to the earlier cities' residents who bought in bulk. | LocalCities Join Trend.pdf |
| Solar energy firm looks to Rocklin for collective power project - Sacramento Business Times | 7/6/2007 | A Bay Area solar-energy company wants to recruit at least 40 Rocklin homeowners to collectively buy and install rooftop solar-power systems. | |
| Solar Flare-Up - The Almanac | 7/5/2007 | As solar energy grows in popularity, it sparks concerns about firefighter safety | 2007_07_04.alm.section1.pdf |
| Pushing Boundaries, Advancing a Market - Solar Today Magazine | 7/1/2007 | How one building team’s mission made San Francisco’s Clipper House a showcase for innovative sustainable design. | clipperhouse.pdf |
| Global Warming Survival Handbook - Live Earth | 7/1/2007 | 77 Essential Skill to Stop CLimate Change--or Live Through It | Tip #33 Harvest the Sun .pdf |
| Solar Sales Push Heats up Bay Area Neighborhoods - San Francisco Business Times | 6/29/2007 | Red-hot sales blitzes are heating up Foster City-based solar power installer SolarCity Corp., pushing it into a larger headquarters and new territories. | SFBusinessTimesJune29.pdf |
| SolarCity Meeting Sheds Light on Community Plan - Santa Monica Mirror | 6/28/2007 | SolarCity has a plan for Santa Monica. Known as the Community Purchase Plan, it has been tried successfully in several Northern California cities. | Santa Monica Mirror.pdf |
| SolarCity Introduces SolarGuard Monitoring Service - Press Release | 6/18/2007 | SolarCity has announced a new technology that constantly monitors and reports data on system performance, providing additional assurance that solar investments remain productive and effective throughout their expected life. | |
| SolarCity tracks solar-panel output via the Web - CNET | 6/14/2007 | Solar installer SolarCity on Monday is expected to announce a system that lets businesses and home owners get a real-time readout of their solar panels from a Web portal. | |
| People You Should Know: SpaceX CEO - CNNMoney.com | 6/7/2007 | CNN Money profile on Elon Musk highlights SolarCity's goal of driving solar adoption | |
| The Last Green Mile - Fast Company Magazine | 6/1/2007 | Building a one-stop national brand for all your clean power needs | FastCo 6_07.pdf |
| SolarCity To Host Green Community Meetings in Santa Monica - Solar City Media Alert | 5/29/2007 | Santa Monica officials, community members and SolarCity representatives present the latest information on sustainable community planning, and how measures like locally-produced, grid-connected solar power can make a difference. | |
| Bulk-rate solar offered to local firms - Mountain View Voice | 5/25/2007 | While the strong support from homeowners to purchase solar energy systems has made the headlines recently, there is also a program for businesses that will end May 31. | |
| SolarCity's Collective Power Program Taps Communities Into the Sun - Market Watch | 5/21/2007 | Collective Power Programs secure 934 kW of community-generated energy to date Mountain View and Woodside draw 557 kW, 138 homes | |
| SolarCity To Host Green Community Meetings in San Carlos - SolarCity Press Release | 5/18/2007 | Saving the Planet, One Block at a Time / Cutting Greenhouse Gases & Energy Costs With SolarCity's Collective Power Program | |
| Santa Rosa draws two more solar power companies - North Bay Business Journal | 5/14/2007 | SolarCity is rapidly expanding solar-installation in Santa Rosa. | |
| Embracing Alternative Fuels- SolarCity Goes Biodiesel - KTVU News | 5/9/2007 | John Sasaki Reports On Locals Embracing Alternative Fuels In Face Of Rising Gas Prices | |
| Mountain View Embraces Solar - Palo Alto Daily News | 5/3/2007 | Dozens of residents sign up for discount solar panel program | News_Palo Alto daily News_ 5_3_07.pdf |
| Solar Schools Program - Foster City TV | 5/3/2007 | SolarCity joins PG&E in their solar schools program | |
| Local Cities Band Together on Global Warming - KGO-TV ABC7 News | 5/1/2007 | SolarCity's Collective Power Purchasing program inclued in highlights of civic "greening" programs | |
| PG&E, partner to put solar panels at schools - San Francisco Business Times | 4/25/2007 | SolarCity joins PG&E to nearly triple the number of solar-powered schools in California | solarcitysfbt4.20.07.pdf |
| SolarCity Deploys Solar Education Systems in California - SolarCity | 4/24/2007 | Company Installs First of 70+ 1kW Systems in 2007 Through PG&E Solar Schools Program | |
| Solar Rises Over Fog City - SF Chronicle | 4/21/2007 | Solar panels are now so efficient that fog no longer mandates remaining on the grid | SF_Chron_4_21.pdf |
| SolarCity Pledges Lower Prices, Lasting Performance - SolarCity | 4/19/2007 | -leading Guarantees, SolarGuard Monitoring Make Solar An Affordable, Reliable Alternative | |
| Solar - Entreprenuer Radio | 4/12/2007 | PriceWaterhouseCoopers Start-up Talk Show | |
| Go Green: Solar Silicon Valley - ABC News | 4/6/2007 | Silicon Valley entrepreneurs strive to make solar power a viable energy source. | |
| Solar Systems Sky High - SF Business Times | 3/23/2007 | | SF Business Times SolarCity Article 23 March 07.pdf |
| Residents Banding Together to Get Discounts on Solar Panels - San Jose Mercury News | 3/10/2007 | When Bruce Karney heard Portola Valley residents had banded together to buy home solar systems at discount prices, his first thought was to wonder why he hadn't thought of the idea.His second was to figure out a way to get in on the deal. | News_SJMerc.pdf |
| SolarCity To Host Green Community Meetings in Menlo Park - PRNewswire | 2/22/2007 | SolarCity To Host Green Community Meetings in Menlo Park. Saving the Planet, One Block at a Time / Cutting Greenhouse Gases & Energy Costs With Solar. Community Meetings March 11th and 17th | |
| Local Real Estate Agency Fighting Climate Change - Palo Alto Daily News | 2/21/2007 | | |
| Bulk rate solar - Mountain View Voice | 2/2/2007 | Local leads effort to hatch a deal with solar supply company | |
| SolarCity Completes Commercial Solar Power Installation for SpaceX - PR Newswire (NAT) | 1/8/2007 | ... SolarCity Completes Commercial Solar Power Installation for SpaceX FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- SolarCity, ... | SolarCity_SpaceX.pdf |
| Going solar as a neighborhood group can make installation more affordable - San Francisco Chronicle (CA) | 1/6/2007 | ... Working with SolarCity, 68 homeowners in Portola Valley signed up last month to convert their houses to solar power at a 25 to 30 percent discount over the cost of going it alone ... | SF_Chronicle.pdf |
| Small town is big on environment - San Mateo County Times (CA) | 11/29/2006 | ... Valley's Ranch neighborhood had the idea to install solar panels on their homes together for a discounted rate. They were hoping to interest five ... | News_SMCountyTimes.pdf |
| Venture Capital: Here Comes the Sun - Wall Street Journal | 11/23/2006 | SolarCity was launched with $10 million in financing led by Chairman Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal Inc. and an investor in the electric-car company Tesla Motors Inc. | |
| Local meeting set to discuss solar bulk-purchase plan - Menlo Park Almanac (CA) | 11/22/2006 | ... be there, as will representatives from Foster City-based SolarCity, the vendor chosen by a committee of residents for this project. SolarCity needs to ... | |
| Solar's Silicon Shakeup - Red Herring | 10/30/2006 | A supply shortage opens the way for starups to move in. | News_RedHerring.pdf |