Leading U.S. solar installations provider SolarCity has announced today a $1 billion funding program aimed at developing 300 MW of commercial solar atop rooftops across the U.S. In a statement issued by the California-headquartered company, financing - which includes an investment from Credit Suisse Group AG - will be steered towards the development of carports for businesses and solar installations on schools and government agencies over the next two years. Thus far, SolarCity - one of the leading installers of leased solar systems in the U.S. residential market - has more than 1,800 commercial solar systems under its belt, and according to data from GTM Research surpassed installations of rivals SunEdison, SunPower and Vivint Solar in both the residential and commercial sectors in 2014. Released ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...