Corporate
Jul. 16, 2013
Institutional investors pave the way for solar panel leases
Spurred on by lucrative federal tax credits, institutional investors are pouring billions of dollars into solar energy companies that have found a way to make solar panels accessible to a wider range of consumers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Finding a way to make solar panel technologies affordable for individual consumers has plagued energy providers for decades. But in recent years, companies like San Francisco-based Sunrun Inc., Oakland-based Sungevity Inc. and San Mateo's SolarCity Corp. seem to have cracked the code by enabling consumers to lease panels. Even while advances in photovoltaic technologies have helped lower manufacturing c...
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