SolarCity has acquired Clean Currents Solar, the solar installation division of independent green energy company Clean Currents LLC, and will serve Maryland and the District of Columbia from its new operations center in Silver Spring. SolarCity a large solar service provider with 1,000 employees and more than 10,000 projects completed or underway, is expanding its operations to the East Coast.“Clean Currents has built a strong, local installation team that we will grow to bring zero-down solar leasing and a range of other clean power and energy efficiency options to Maryland and Washington D.C.,” said Lyndon Rive, SolarCity’s CEO. “This partnership should significantly increase solar and energy efficiency adoption in the Mid-Atlantic region.”
SolarCity provides homeowners and businesses a single source for solar power financing, design, installation, monitoring, repair and energy efficiency services. The company pioneered solar leasing in 2008 with SolarLease®, which allows homeowners and businesses to install and use solar power with no upfront cost, and pay less each month for solar electricity than they previously paid for electricity from the power company. SolarCity plans to make its first zero-down solar lease available to Maryland and Washington D.C. homeowners in mid-February.
“We are thrilled to bring SolarCity and its innovative products to this region, giving so many more people the chance to be part of the clean energy wave that is making the Mid-Atlantic one of the greenest places in the U.S.,” said Gary Skulnik, Clean Currents President. “Working with SolarCity will give Clean Currents additional resources to better serve our customers, to grow our business, and to do even more to promote a cleaner, better future for everyone in this region.”