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What happened to Sungevity?

Sungevity, an Oakland-based residential solar installer that was the fifth-largest at the start of the year, filed for bankruptcy in March resulting in mass layoffs, unpaid accrued vacation days, and bounced final checks. The remnants of the company that emerged from bankruptcy assumed the name Solar Spectrum.

Is Sungevity a good solar company?

Sungevity is one of Europe’s leading and fastest growing residential solar companies. When it was founded in 2011, the solar energy market was still in its infancy. At a time when false promises, steep prices, and poor service seemed to be the standard, Sungevity aimed to make solar energy simple, cheap, and reliable.

Is Horizon Solar a profitable company?

Horizon has seen six years of profitable growth while expanding to new counties. The company is based on its roots in the construction industry and does installation in-house.

Are Solar Spectrum and Horizon the same company?

Solar Spectrum and Horizon are not the same company. They will continue operating as separate entities but will collaborate to boost growth. Horizon, which started in Southern California and has experienced six years of profitable growth while expanding to new counties, not new states, approaches solar based on its roots in the construction industry, according to Walrod.

Has Sungevity returned?

Sungevity has returned. Case in point: Oakland-based Sungevity, the fifth-largest residential solar installer at the start of the year, went bankrupt in March and resulted in mass layoffs, unpaid accrued vacation days, and bounced final checks.

Was Sungevity a good solar company?

In its heyday, Sungevity was considered the undisputed champion of solar customer service (implies a good company), according to Horizon President Brian Walrod. 'Sungevity did a lot of tremendous things for the industry, and although it didn't end in a great place, it doesn't erase the positive impact that it made.