Update: Original news story is below, but here is some commentary from Wood Mackenzie on what the deal means for both companies and the solar industry in general: “Per Wood Mackenzie’s US PV Leaderboard, Sunrun and Vivint have been the #1 and #2 residential solar companies in the US forRead More

JLC Infrastructure (JLC) has placed a big investment into Greenskies Renewable Energy, a commercial and industrial solar developer. The Greenskies team will draw on its long track record, deep technical expertise, JLC capital, and JLC’s unique relationships in the municipal sector to build a renewable independent power producer.The transaction will bringRead More

EDF Renewables North America has acquired Los Altos, California-based PowerFlex Systems, a pioneer in managed electric vehicle (EV) charging technology. The investment is part of EDF Renewables’ continued strategic growth in the distributed energy market, as reflected by their acquisition of groSolar in 2016 and their partnership with EnterSolar lastRead More

Centrica plc has acquired Vista Solar, a leading California solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company serving commercial, institutional and industrial customers. Vista Solar has a decade of experience in delivering comprehensive solar solutions to over 160 commercial customers deploying over 40 megawatts of solar. The business will be integratedRead More

Municipalities, utilities, and corporations in the U.S. are increasingly seeking clean energy sources of power, both utility-scale and decentralized, as well as services to run their facilities more reliably and efficiently with fewer carbon emissions and lower costs. ENGIE has been working to expand its offerings in North America toRead More

Solar Spectrum has merged with Temecula, Calif.-based Horizon Solar Power to create the nation’s fourth largest residential solar system provider. Since 2008, Horizon has been a leading designer and installer of residential and commercial solar systems in Southern California. Frank Kneller, CEO of Horizon Solar Power, will serve as theRead More

Mercom Capital Group LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the second quarter of 2017 and first half of 2017. Total corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market and debt financing)Read More

Arion Energy acquired Sustainable Designs LLC, dba SunKey Energy, one of the Colorado’s leading distributed generation solar EPC contractors. SunKey, a privately owned company, has designed, and constructed more than 400 residential and commercial solar PV systems across Colorado and surrounding States since its inception in 2013. SunKey is oneRead More

The question on the collective renewable energy industry’s mind since last November has been, “How will the election of Donald Trump impact us?” Mercom’s Q1 Solar 2017 Funding and M&A Report gives the first bit of insight into investor confidence in the solar industry since President Trump took office. TotalRead More

Vision Solar, a fast growing residential solar installer, and Zing Solar, an established residential solar leader in the southwestern U.S., are merging to form a new company — ION Solar. Today’s merger of two of the largest residential rooftop solar installers also results in one of the nation’s largest privatelyRead More