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Online-only home solar seller bags $23M, pledging ‘dramatically lower prices’

Project Solar doesn’t make solar panels, nor does it employ crews to plop them on roofs, but the startup argues it can shake up the residential solar business by steering clear of sales reps and

Sunrun’s $3.2 billion Vivint Solar bid challenges Tesla’s energy ambitions

Tesla’s 2014 acquisition of SolarCity turned the electric vehicle manufacturer into the undisputed largest player in residential solar, but that lead has steadily eroded as its major competitor,

Ex-Tesla product exec raises $10 million for his mission to upgrade the lowly fuse box

Arch Rao closed the $10.1 million financing round for Span, his company pitching homeowners on an upgrade to the fuse box, in the middle of February. The company had already seen what was happening in

Heliogen’s new tech could unlock renewable energy for industrial manufacturing

Last Monday a group of millionaires and billionaires took a trip to an industrial site in Lancaster, Calif. to witness the achievement of what could represent a giant leap forward in the effort to dec

Walmart and Tesla are going to try and work things out

Walmart came out swinging earlier this week in a lawsuit that accused Tesla of breach of contract and gross negligence over problems with rooftop solar panel systems installed at the retail giant&#821

Verified Expert Growth Marketing Agency: 3Q Digital

With 12 offices and 350 employees around the world, 3Q Digital is a giant among growth marketing agencies. They’ve worked with companies like Brandless, Opendoor, and Warby Parker, but they also hav

Tesla pitches a solar rental program to boost its renewable energy business

Tesla is pitching customers on a new rental offering for solar power as a way to revive the flagging fortunes of its renewable energy business. Once among the largest installers of renewables in the c

Inside Tesla’s solar energy astroturfing

Tesla has been masking its lobbying efforts on solar panels and battery storage through the Energy Freedom Coalition of America, a trade association that is little more than a front for the automaker

Ev Williams’ Obvious Ventures Invests In Solar Software Company Sighten

Ev Williams' venture firm invests in a solar energy asset management, procurement and installation software developer.

Solar-As-A-Service Provider Sunrun And Smart Home Startup Nest Team Up To Help People Save Money On Energy

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.sunrun.com/">Sunrun</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://nest.com/">Nest</a> have teamed up to help their users get more out of both their solar energy panels an

SolarCity Can Now Finance $1 Billion In Solar Projects

<img src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0002/8038/28038v1-max-250x250.png" class="shot2"></img> On Wednesday, <a href="http://www.solarcity.com">SolarCity</a> added $158 million to t

SolarCity Wins $21.5 Million Funding Round from Mayfield

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/solarcity_ebay.jpg?w=300"><a href="http://www.solarcity.com/">SolarCity</a> today announced that it is taking a $21.5 million round of funding

Homerun For SunRun: Sequoia Capital Leads $55 Million Financing

<img src='http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/sunrun.jpg' class="snap_nopreview shot" alt="" />One thing home solar startup <a href="http://www.sunrunhome.com/">SunRun</a> doesn't seem to

Replicators, Innovators, and Bill Gates

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/reolicator.jpg"> My <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/27/can-entrepreneurs-be-made/">last post</a> triggered some interesting debates i