Why SolarCity Corp Has Surged 20% in 2014
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 4:21PM CDT
SolarCity Corp is trying to play spoiler in the electricity market, making it easy for home owners and businesses to install solar panels on their rooftops. That, in turn, means lower electric bills and less demand for the electricity that...
Tesla Plans Nevada Battery Factory; Risks Boondoggle?
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 3:14PM CDT
Tesla Motors (TSLA) will pick Nevada as where to build its ambitious battery factory, according to reports Wednesday. A news conference is planned by state officials to take place in Carson City on Thursday at 4 p.m.local time, the Wall Street...
Will This Upcoming IPO Be the Next SolarCity?
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 8:10AM CDT
SolarCity has taken the solar industry by storm since going public in 2012 and has been one of the best ways for investors to play the booming residential solar market. Now Vivint Solar, which has the second-largest market share in residential...
Solar ETFs Hot Again; Brighter Days Ahead? - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - ZACKS - Tue Sep 02, 12:00PM CDT
Given the bullish outlook, solar ETFs are poised for strong rally in the coming months.
Corporate America Is Betting Big on Solar Energy
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 31, 7:51AM CDT
Many people may still question the future of solar energy in the United States, but there's little debate in corporate America over whether to go solar. What may surprise you is that the discussion has nothing to do with climate change. Some of the...
Microgrids Are Coming, and They Could Change the World
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 30, 5:53PM CDT
As the cost of solar energy has fallen, it has opened up new markets that were once unimaginable in energy. Five years ago, it seemed impossible that a million homes in the U.S. could be powered by solar energy, but that's the goal of just...
Critical Alerts For Glu Mobile, Chicos Fas, FireEye, SolarCity and RF Micro Devices Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Fri Aug 29, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for GLUU, CHS, FEYE, SCTY and RFMD.
Vivint Solar Prepares to Light Up $200M Share Sale
at The Street - Thu Aug 28, 8:32AM CDT
Vivint Solar, a solar energy provider owned by the Blackstone Group, intends to raise $200 million in an initial public offering.
Yingli Cites Financing Challenges, Q2 Misses
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Aug 27, 3:21PM CDT
Yingli Green Energy (YGE) on Wednesday lowered its guidance for solar module shipments this fiscal year, and its CEO cited financing challenges as one reason Q2 earnings missed expectations. Yingli stock was down nearly 5% in late-afternoon trading...
SolarCity, SunEdison, First Solar Are Sky-High But That Could End Tomorrow
at The Street - Wed Aug 27, 11:13AM CDT
Solar energy itself is growing fast, but U.S. solar stocks may be overinflated.
Why This Solar Technology Is Already Dead
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 26, 9:55AM CDT
When critics of solar energy talk about the downsides of the clean energy, one of the criticisms that always pops up is the intermittent nature of solar power. The sun only shines for 12 hours a day on average around the world, and the most energy...
Collaborations, New Contract, Dividend Declaration, and Capacity Expansion - Research Reports on Abbott, CB&I, Weyerhaeuser, Cardinal Health and SolarCity
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 26, 7:50AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE: CBI), Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY), Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) and SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ: SCTY). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/5978-100free.
What You Need to Know Before You Invest in Solar Energy
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 24, 10:33AM CDT
Solar energy is one of the greatest investing opportunities of our generation with well over a trillion dollars in annual market potential around the world. But with all that potential comes tremendous risk, particularly as new technologies emerge. ...
Could Electric Vehicles Kill the Power Grid?
Jason Hall, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 24, 8:00AM CDT
Toronto without power in 2003. Source: Wikipedia user Camerafiend. In August 2003, 55 million Americans and Canadians lost power for two days in the largest blackout in American history. While this blackout was largely a product of human (and...
5 Things SolarCity's Management Wants You to Know
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 21, 12:14PM CDT
As SolarCity has risen to dominance in the residential solar industry, one of the challenges has been communicating its strategy to investors. Each quarter after earnings are released the company has a chance to talk about its strategy with...
Is It Time to Buy SolarCity Stock?
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 8:00AM CDT
SolarCity is not only one of the most talked-about stocks in the solar industry, it's one of the most revolutionary companies in America today. It's redefining the way we think about energy and turning your average household rooftop into a...
SolarCity Downgraded On Escalating Stock, Competition
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 19, 1:09PM CDT
SolarCity got a downgrade Tuesday because of its escalating stock price and the increasing competition from rivals, including a company expected to launch an initial public offering soon. That's the assessment from Ben Kallo, an analyst for Robert W....
Why SolarCity (SCTY) Stock Is Down In Pre-Market Trading Today
at The Street - Tue Aug 19, 7:46AM CDT
SolarCity (SCTY) stock is falling in pre-market trading after a ratings downgrade to 'neutral' from 'outperform' at Robert Baird.
5 Stocks Triggering Big Breakout Trades
at The Street - Mon Aug 18, 10:12AM CDT
These stocks look poised to break out and trade higher from current levels.