Yesterday Tesla announced that it has completed over 500,000 solar panel and solar roof installations to date. That’s 4 GW of solar capacity deployed.
Tesla’s solar division was created through the acquisition of SolarCity in 2016. The business has been going in a serious downward trajectory since the acquisition, but it has seen an uptick as of late. So I don't know if counts Solar City installs too, but I will tell you this. Do you remember that at some point Tesla made a switch and allowed third party installers to install its solar roof panels? I am thinking maybe switching to 3rd party installers was a good idea. Then Tesla could focus on product and software along with establishing as an electric utility in more areas.
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