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Rooftop’s The Limit, In New Kind Of Solar Investing

Individual investors in solar energy can buy solar stocks or ETFs, slap solar panels onto their roof or — soon — back other people’s solar projects. Solar installer SolarCity (SCTY), now the biggest company by market cap in IBD’s 20-company Energy-Solar industry group, said Wednesday it is introducing a Web-based investment platform to let the public and organizations take part directly in solar investments, the kind previously available only to

Top Stocks Of 2013 Run Gamut: Solar, Drugs, Tech, TV

Fifteen companies with $1 billion-plus market caps bagged stock gains above 300% in 2013, all but two of them tech and drug stocks. Four solar stocks made this list, led by Canadian Solar (CSIQ), up 777%. The others: SunPower (SPWR), up 431%; SolarCity (SCTY), up 376%; and SunEdison (SUNE) up 302%. Solar’s progress was partly an industry recovery story — and that could continue into 2014. In 2013 “we were coming off two decimating years in the

Tesla Battery Yields Solar Power Storage At SolarCity

Innovating with power storage technology from Tesla Motors (TSLA) could give rooftop solar installer SolarCity (SCTY) a sales-pitch boost over rivals. They’re cousin companies headed by billionaire Elon Musk — he’s CEO of electric-car company Tesla and chairman of SolarCity, while also running the private SpaceX commercial space-flight firm that on Tuesday launched a rocket, carrying a satellite, 50,000 miles into space. SolarCity stock rose 3.3%