http://gigaom.com/2012/02/29/solarcity-raises-81m-to-expand-rooftop-solar-empire/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:42:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2012/02/29/solarcity-raises-81m-to-expand-rooftop-solar-empire/#comment-816219 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:08:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=491775#comment-816219 The other benefit that SC is bringing to the table is the value of cross-selling that SunPower does not have. The lifetime value of a residential customer is much higher for SC then it is for SunPower.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/02/29/solarcity-raises-81m-to-expand-rooftop-solar-empire/#comment-816218 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:06:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=491775#comment-816218 The other benefit that SC is bringing to the table is the value of cross-selling that SunPower does not have. The lifetime value of a residential customer is much higher for SC then it is for SunPower.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/02/29/solarcity-raises-81m-to-expand-rooftop-solar-empire/#comment-814485 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:09:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=491775#comment-814485 SolarCity is after large-size residential/commercial projects, and so does SunPower. SunPower not only works with dealers/installers but also does direct sales. It helps commercial customers line up project financing, hires installation crews and offers operation and maintenance services. So the two companies do compete against each other and compete more closely than ever.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/02/29/solarcity-raises-81m-to-expand-rooftop-solar-empire/#comment-814416 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:05:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=491775#comment-814416 Solyndra/Sun Power manufactures panels and competed with global (chinese) manufacturers. SolarCity competes against the utility, big difference.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/02/29/solarcity-raises-81m-to-expand-rooftop-solar-empire/#comment-814348 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:09:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=491775#comment-814348 but … But … SOLYNDRA!!! So there.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/02/29/solarcity-raises-81m-to-expand-rooftop-solar-empire/#comment-814320 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:46:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=491775#comment-814320 Rooftop solar market is hardly saturated,so why wouldn’t there be opportunities for startups in this space? Plus, SolarCity is expanding beyond rooftop installations. It’s targeting the general energy efficiency market for homes (maybe business later) and seems to be trying to do what some other energy efficiency audit/retrofit and energy management tool/software companies tried but didn’t succeed — those failures had to do with timing and money.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/02/29/solarcity-raises-81m-to-expand-rooftop-solar-empire/#comment-814302 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:54:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=491775#comment-814302 Private equity and VC investors should wake up and look at the comparables. With companies like WFR (parent to SunEdison) and SPWR valued at significantly less than $1B, with significantly more revenue, MW deployed, technology, and pipeline, I’m not sure how they are going to get their money out of this with $300M or so of venture captial invested to date.

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