The solar market remains in a state of flux with some firms expanding and others restructuring. Most recently, San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity, a solar power installer and service firm, says it will open a Hartford office to take advantage of incentive programs under Connecticut's newly created Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) and the Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection.
"Connecticut residents pay some of the highest electricity rates in the nation," says Ed Steins, Northeastern regional director of SolarCity, which has offices nationwide including New Jersey and New York. "We can give them the option to reduce these bills and do something positive for the environment at the same time."