The solar sector’s Q2 results season showed that, for the most part, the pandemic’s impact on deployment in the US was restricted to early in the quarter, helping many companies post better-than-expected performance in Q2. But as Liam Stoker suggests, COVID-19’s tail could be longer than anticipated.
Tesla deployed just 27MW of rooftop solar in Q2 2020, its worst quarter for deployment on record, but chief executive Elon Musk remains buoyant about the product’s long-term prospects.
US residential solar installer Sunrun is to acquire rival Vivint Solar as part of a US$3.2 billion all-stock deal that constitutes a major shake-up for the US solar market.
US$245m upsizing of existing facility and US$300m new package from Brookfield bring debt injection to firm bracing last month for quarterly installs to drop to levels unseen since 2017.
Analysts say residential solar specialist is ‘well positioned’ to witness growth in 2020, amid claims by the firm its indicators remain solid despite talk of COVID-19 impacts on other installers.
Residential PV player defends track record after facing ‘malfeasance’ claims by short-seller Marcus Aurelius Value, with several analysts arguing allegations are overblown.
The deal will allow Vivint to refinance an aggregation credit facility that was set to mature in 2020, while reducing the cost of debt by 87.5 basis points.
