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SolarCity didirikan pada 2006 oleh Peter dan [[Lyndon Rive]]<ref name="time20080417">[http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1730759_1730843_1730983,00.html Solarcity] ''Time Magazine'', 17 April, 2008.</ref> bersaudara, dengan saran konsep perusahaan tenaga surya dari sepupu mereka, Elon Musk. Elon Musk sekaligus memimpin dan membantu pembuatan perusahaan ini.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/Elon-Musk-on-rockets,-sports-cars,-and-solar-power---page-2/2008-11389_3-6230661-2.html Newsmaker: Elon Musk on rockets, sports cars and solar power], ''news.cnet.com'', Michael Kanellos, 15 Februari 2008.</ref> Hingga tahun 2009, panel surya yang dipasang oleh perusahaan ini dapat menghasilkan daya 440 [[megawatt]] (MW).<ref name=SEIAdata>{{cite web |url= https://www.seia.org/solar-industry-research-data|title= Solar Industry Data; Solar Industry Breaks 20 GW Barrier - Grows 34% Over 2013|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2015|website= SEAI Research & Resources|publisher= Solar Energy Industries Association|access-date= 29 Juni 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Solar Installer Sues for U.S. Grant Funds|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324582004578457431235673210 |access-date=2013-08-11 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=2013-05-06 |first1=Cassandra |last1=Sweet |first2=Ryan |last2=Tracy}}</ref>
 
Pada tahun 2011, perusahaan ini memulai perluasannya ke pesisir timur dengan mengakuisisi divisi tenaga surya dari Clean Currents<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2011/01/solarcity-buys-clean-currents.html|title=SolarCity buys Clean Currents|date=Jan 24, 2011|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> dan groSolar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/solar-city-acquires-grosolars-residential-installation-business|title=SolarCity Acquires groSolar's Residential Installation Business|last=Wesoff|first=Eric|date=2011-02-17|website=www.greentechmedia.com|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> Setelah akuisisi tersebut, SolarCity melebarkan operasinya di pesisir timur dan membuka kantor di Connecticut,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/business/hc-xpm-2012-02-07-hc-solar-city-expands-20120207-story.html|title=SolarCity, Solar Panel Company, Establishes Hartford Office|last=PODSADA|first=JANICE|website=courant.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref>, Pennsylvania,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2016/11/04/Solar-City-eyeing-growth-in-Pittsburgh-region-opens-operations-center/stories/201611040063|title=Solar City, eyeing growth in Pittsburgh region, opens operations center|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>, Carolina Selatan,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2016/10/06/solarcity-expands-services-south-carolina/|website=[[cleantechnica.com]]|access-date=2019-03-01|title=SolarCity expands services into South Carolina}}</ref>, Florida,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/technology/tech_check/os-solar-city-florida-expansion-20161201-story.html|title=Elon Musk's SolarCity expanding in Clermont|last=Santana|first=Marco|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>, Vermont,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/august/solarcity-launches-new-solar-loan-program-vermont|title=SolarCity launches new solar loan program in Vermont|date=2016-08-06|website=Vermont Business Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>, dan New Hampshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/solar-energy-giant-move-nh-market|title=Solar Energy Giant To Move Into N.H. Market|last=Evans-Brown|first=Sam|website=www.nhpr.org|language=en|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>
 
Pada tahun 2013, SolarCity menjadi perusahaan pemasang sistem tenaga surya rumahan terdepan di Amerika Serikat,<ref>[https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/is-the-solarcity-model-the-only-way-to-scale-residential-solar Is the SolarCity Model the Only Way to Scale Residential Solar?], ''greentechmedia.com'', Nicole Litvak, 31 Maret 2014.</ref>, dan majalah Solar Power World menempatkan SolarCity pada posisi kedua perusahaan pemasang sistem tenaga surya secara keseluruhan di Amerika Serikat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/top-250-solar-contractors/ |title=2013 Top 250 Solar Contractors|work=Solar Power World|access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> Pada tahun 2013, SolarCity membeli Paramount Solar dari [[Paramount Equity]] seharga $120 juta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://solarindustrymag.com/solarcity-completes-acquisition-of-paramount-solar |title=SolarCity Completes Acquisition of Paramount Solar|date=11 September 2013|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> Pada tahun 2015, panel surya yang dipasang oleh SolarCity dapat menghasilkan daya 870 megawatt,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.solarcity.com/sites/default/files/SolarCity_Impact_Report_2015.pdf |title=SolarCity 2015 Impact Report}}</ref>, dan menyumbang sebesar 28% dari jumlah pemasangan sistem tenaga surya non-utilitas di Amerika Serikat.
 
Pada bulan Oktober 2014, SolarCity mengumumkan akan menjual hingga senilai $200 juta dalam bentuk obligasi sistem tenaga surya, dan akan meluncurkan situs web baru yang memungkinkan pembelian obligasi; ini adalah penawaran publik pertama yang terdaftar dengan jenis obligasi ini di [[Amerika Serikat]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-solarcity-bonds-idUSKCN0I41KO20141015 SolarCity offers $200 million solar bonds in first public offering] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115192353/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-solarcity-bonds-idUSKCN0I41KO20141015 |date=2015-11-15 }}. [[Reuters]], 16 Oktober 2014</ref> Pada bulan Maret 2016, [[SpaceX]] membeli saham SolarCity senilai $90 juta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investors.solarcity.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1564590-16-15105&CIK=1408356 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330071152/http://investors.solarcity.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1564590-16-15105&CIK=1408356 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2016 |title=SolarCity - Current Report |access-date=1 Agustus 2016 }}</ref>
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Pada 2008, SolarCity memasuki pasar penyewaan sistem pembangkit listrik tenaga surya untuk pemilik rumah: penyewaan sistem pembangkit listrik tenaga surya di atap tanpa pembayaran uang muka untuk pelanggannya. Sebagai gantinya, pelanggan harus membayar daya yang dihasilkan dari panel-panel yang disewa selama 20 tahun.<ref>{{cite news|date=2008-04-24|title=Solar power for less than your cable bill &#124; Environment Forum|publisher=Blogs.reuters.com|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/04/24/solar-power-for-less-than-your-cable-bill/|access-date=2011-10-15}}</ref> Penyewaan SolarCity memungkinkan pelanggan membayar tagihan listrik lebih sedikit setiap bulan daripada biaya listrik dari perusahaan sebelumnya.<ref>{{cite web|last=Earnest|first=John|date=2008-09-27|title=Leasing a solar-power system|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080927-9999-1mc27solar.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001113917/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080927-9999-1mc27solar.html|archive-date=2008-10-01|access-date=2011-10-15|publisher=SignOnSanDiego.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sistek|first=Hanna|date=2008-07-18|title=SolarCity provides SF power below grid price &#124; Green Tech - CNET News|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9994005-54.html|access-date=2011-10-15|publisher=News.cnet.com}}</ref>
 
Model bisnis "no-money-down solar" menjadi yang paling populer di Amerika Serikat,<ref>{{cite news|date=2016-05-24|title=Why Lease When You Can Own? Rooftop Solar Facing Tough Question|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-24/why-lease-when-you-can-own-the-tough-question-facing-solarcity|access-date=2017-12-15}}</ref>, pemasangannya meningkat, namun utang SolarCity harus dipertimbangkan, terhitung setengah utang perusahaan lebih dari $3 juta pada 2016.<ref>{{cite news|date=2016-11-15|title=Tesla-SolarCity merger: How risky is all that debt?|language=en-US|work=The Buffalo News|url=https://buffalonews.com/2016/11/15/tesla-solarcity-merger-risky-debt/|access-date=2017-12-15}}</ref> Model bisnis ini juga dikritisi oleh para aktivis perlindungan konsumen dan aparat pemerintah.<ref name=":93">{{cite news|last=Sickinger|first=Ted|date=2017-03-30|title=Consumer group asks state to investigate solar companies' sales practices|language=en-US|work=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/03/consumer_group_asks_state_to_i.html|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref><ref name=":143">{{Cite web|last=Sickinger|first=Ted|date=2018-10-11|title=Oregon claws back $13 million for inflated tax credits|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2018/10/oregon_claws_back_13_million_f.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-06-23|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Panel surya komersil ===
Pada Mei 2008, SolarCity menjadi salah satu, pada saat itu, perusahaan pemasangan sistem panel surya komersil terbesar di San Jose, di North Campus milik [[eBay]]; pada Juli 2008, SolarCity menjadi salah satu, pada saat itu perusahaan pemasangan sistem panel surya komersil terbesar di [[San Francisco]], untuk British Motor Car Distributors, terdiri dari 1606 [[Fotovoltaik|panel surya.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Solar Panel Installation, Commercial British Motors|url=http://www.solarcity.com/commercial/commercial-solar-projects/british-motors|publisher=SolarCity}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Solar Powered Business Leader|url=https://sfenvironment.org/article/sf-solar-pv-case-studies/commercial-solar-at-british-motor-car|publisher=San Francisco Department of the Environment}}</ref> SolarCity memperkenalkan pilihan finansial untuk bisnis pada 2009<ref name="solarserver">{{cite web|title=SolarCity increases the scope of its PPA Program; Gartner expects commercial solar PPA market to account for 26 % of the solar PPA market in 2009|url=http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/solarcity-increases-the-scope-of-its-ppa-program-gartner-expects-commercial-solar-ppa-market-to-account-for-26-of-the-solar-ppa-market-in-2009.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402064820/http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/solarcity-increases-the-scope-of-its-ppa-program-gartner-expects-commercial-solar-ppa-market-to-account-for-26-of-the-solar-ppa-market-in-2009.html|archive-date=2 April 2013|access-date=19 April 2015|work=solarserver.com|publisher=solarserver.com}}</ref> dan membuat beberapa proyek panel surya untuk organisasi besar, termasuk [[Walmart]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Francisco|first=San|date=2011-09-21|title=SolarCity to put solar on 60 more California Wal-Mart stores|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/09/21/solarcity-expands-walmart-deal.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=Aug 7, 2012|title=SolarCity to install solar panel & battery combo for Walmarts|publisher=Gigaom.com|url=http://gigaom.com/cleantech/solarcity-to-install-solar-panel-battery-combo-for-walmarts.html}}</ref>, [[Intel]],<ref name="solarenergy">{{cite web|title=Intel To Install 6 Acre Solar Installation in CA &#124; Solar Energy|url=http://www.solarenergy.net/News/1271002-intel-to-install-6-acre-solar-installation-in-ca.aspx|access-date=2014-03-15|publisher=solarenergy.net|archive-date=2012-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728184553/http://www.solarenergy.net/News/1271002-intel-to-install-6-acre-solar-installation-in-ca.aspx|dead-url=yes}}</ref>, dan militer Amerika Serikat.<ref name="airforcetimes">{{cite web|title=Sun helps power new Davis-Monthan homes|url=http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/11/airforce_solar_neighborhood_112209w/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120716231013/http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/11/airforce_solar_neighborhood_112209w/|archive-date=2012-07-16|access-date=2014-03-15|publisher=airforcetimes.com}}</ref> Pada 2013, SolarCity mendirikan [[GivePower]] sebagai cabang nirlaba dari bisnis panel suryanya, dan berdiri sebagai perusahaan independen.<ref name="Business">{{cite web|author=Morgan McFall-Johnsen|date=August 1, 2019|title=A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25,000 people per day. It could help address the world's looming water crisis.|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/solar-powered-device-turns-salt-water-into-fresh-drinking-water-2019-7|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref>
 
=== Teknologi pemasangan ===