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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|archive-date=2019-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302090824/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/technology/tech_check/os-solar-city-florida-expansion-20161201-story.html|dead-url=yes}}</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.
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=== 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}}{{Pranala mati|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Intel]],<ref name="solarenergy">{{cite web|title=Intel To Install 6 Acre Solar Installation in CA | 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 ===
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=== Pemalsuan jumlah penjualan ===
Pada bulan Juli 2018, tiga mantan pegawai SolarCity mengajukan gugatan kepada perusahaan tersebut atas tuduhan bahwa perusahaan telah menyetujui pembuatan "akun-akun penjualan palsu", yang menghasilkan "penilaian bisnis yang tinggi secara tidak wajar untuk SolarCity" bagi para investor.<ref name=":11">{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/07/3-ex-solarcity-employees-claim-company-oversaw-bogus-sales-to-inflate-valuation/|title=Ex-SolarCity employees: We were fired after reporting millions in fake sales|last=Farivar|first=Cyrus|date=2018-07-31|work=Ars Technica|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ex-solarcity-workers-sue-tesla-claiming-it-inflated-sales-with-fake-accounts-2018-07-31|title=Ex-SolarCity workers sue Tesla, claiming it inflated sales with fake accounts|last=Assis|first=Claudia|date=2018-08-01|work=MarketWatch|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Mereka menuduh bahwa, setelah memberi tahu insiden kepada pihak manajemen, termasuk CEO Elon Musk, mereka bertiga dipecat. Tindakan ini menurut mereka bertentangan dengan hukum perlindungan ''whistleblower'' California. Salah seorang juru bicara telah menyangkal tuduhan-tuduhan tersebut.<ref name=":11" /> Pada tanggal 5 Juni 2020, kasus itu diselesaikan dan ditutup secara final.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accessing Court Records for the San Diego Superior Court|url=http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=55,1641155&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL|quote=Civil case 37-2018-00037100-CU-WT-CTL (case 37100 in the year 2018): On 6/5/2020: Complaint dismissed with prejudice as to White, Anqunetta; Complaint dismissed with prejudice as to Ray, Robert; Complaint dismissed with prejudice as to Staples, Andrew; Complaint dismissed with prejudice as to Tesla Inc.; Complaint dismissed with prejudice as to Solarcity Corporation.|access-date=2021-06-04|archive-date=2021-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614050211/http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=55,1641155&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL|dead-url=yes}}</ref>
=== Gugatan Walmart dan Proyek Titan ===
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