Chart: The death spiral of solar bankruptcies (& counting)
The solar death spiral has been long and ugly. Over the past year, there have been over a dozen stalwarts and startups that have headed to bankruptcy court. Here’s our chart:
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Evergreen Solar Stock Hot on $600M in Deals
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