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Websitesolarcity.com
CategoryCleanTech
Phone888-SOL-CITY (888-765-2489)
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Corporate Headquarters
393 Vintage Park Drive
Suite 140
Foster City, CA, 94404
USA

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Chairman
Founder, CEO
Founder, COO

Funding

Total$40M
Series D, 10/08
First Solar
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
DBL Investors
$30M
Unattributed, 9/06
Elon Musk
Peter Rive
Lyndon Rive
$10M

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SolarCity

Solar City provides solar panels to residential customers, and lets buyers get the panels with no down payments.

SolarCity understands that the environmental impact of energy production is one of the greatest challenges that our planet will face in the near future, and they are committed to doing their part to alleviate this impact with solar power systems. Their mission is to make solar power the workhorse of the world’s energy production, and they intend to accomplish that one installation at a time.

They believe that individual energy choices have a direct and measurable effect on the health of the environment, and they are committed to providing sustainable, cost-effective solar solutions for many applications, from a single-family home to a commercial property. Through their business, they strive to reduce the effects of global warming and environmental degradation by enabling the mass market to obtain clean solar energy in an economically viable way.

The SolarCity team has decades of collective experience in solar system design and installation. Their extensive knowledge and industry qualifications allow them to handle projects of any size and scope. They carry a C-46 Solar , C-10 Electrical and B General Contractor’s License and state contractor’s licenses in California, Arizona and Oregon.

Milestones

  • Received $30M in Series D funding. (10/30/08)
    Posted 11/7/08 at 12:27pm
  • Received $10M in Unattributed funding. (9/15/06)
    Posted 9/16/09 at 12:22am
  • Elon Musk, Chairman added.
    Posted 10/15/08 at 1:22pm
  • Lyndon Rive, Founder, CEO added.
    Posted 11/7/08 at 12:20pm
  • Peter Rive, Founder, COO added.
    Posted 11/7/08 at 12:20pm

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  1. LA Times (latimes.com) [edit]
  2. Musk leads $10M investment in SolarCity — to provide solar for all (venturebeat.com) [edit]

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