SolarCity
SolarCity is an American provider of energy services, headquartered in San Mateo, California. Among its primary services, the company designs, finances, and installs solar power systems. The company has over 13,000 employees.
SolarCity has grown to meet the rapidly growing installation of solar photovoltaic systems in the United States. The overall U.S. market has grown from 440 megawatts (MW) of solar panels installed in 2009 to 6,200 MW installed in 2014. SolarCity has diversified in 2014 and 2015, with the aim of lowering costs and boosting sales. Paramount Solar was purchased for $120 million in 2013.