In fact, the four largest all are headquartered in the state: Sunrun, SunPower, SolarCity and Clean Power Finance.
SolarCity has its own fleet of workers who install solar panels while Sunrun and Clean Power Finance contract with installers to do the work.
Sunrun, SolarCity and Clean Power Finance rose to prominence by raising a lot of venture capital and funds from banks and other investors to finance solar leases.
These were followed, more recently, by technologies of prosperity like the steam engine, the assembly line, and complex systems of communication, power and finance.
Robert McNamara and his fellow whizz kids flourished in post-war America because they realised that power was shifting to finance.
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Anil Ambani has substantial interests in power, infrastructure and finance.
Their tools are the soft power of campaign-finance contributions, the revolving door of jobs in government and on Wall Street, and the creation of a culture that equated Wall Street's gain with America's gain.
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Faced with the harsh reality of student debt, the NYPIRG and New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) came together to power the National College Finance Center and its national public service campaign.
Like many finance majors, he believed in the power of the capital market and wanted to pursue finance as a long term career.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, wind power prices have dropped more than 21% since 2010.
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Morgan Stanley will own and finance solar electric power systems from SunPower on seven other Wal-Mart facilities in California.
Morgan Stanley will own and finance solar electric power systems from SunPower (nasdaq: SPWR - news - people ) on seven other Wal-Mart facilities in California.
He says Sungevity has put together an initial small fund from investors to finance the residential power purchase agreements and would be looking to banks, leasing companies and other institutions for further financing.
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Google says it has been carbon neutral since 2007, offsetting its greenhouse gas emissions by signing contracts to purchase renewable energy from wind farms and the like and by buying carbon credits that help finance other green power projects.
SolarCity raises money from banks and other investors to finance the leases and power purchase agreements.
It plans to branch out into power generation and services, particularly finance and banking.
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi has taken on RBS project finance assets, including power, oil and gas and UK infrastructure.
But if Russia is ready to finance new nuclear-power plants and sell cheap electricity, European consumers will be keen to buy, heedless of political worries.
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Had it retained power, he would probably have become finance minister, and possibly prime minister.
Dooley's group is particularly peeved that Georgia lawmakers are allowing the utility to charge its customers for the project's finance costs before it produces power.
Mr Fox has wrested both money and power away from the federal government to finance innovations in areas such as education, health care, agriculture and micro-credit.
General Electric Europe employs 84, 000 people across the continent and provides products for a number of different industries from aircraft engines to power generation, household appliances to consumer finance.
Concern was also raised about the number of budget holders within the department - more than 50 staff have some degree of spending power, but are monitored by a finance team of just three.
In January's election, new politicians such as Yair Lapid, finance minister, rose to power on promises to help the middle class at a time when Israel needs to cut spending and raise taxes to close a growing budget deficit.
Mr Baker said Finance Minister Sammy Wilson had the power to make changes to special advisor appointments.
But the other peripheral countries have it in their power to reduce debt, and eventually to finance themselves.
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With its interests in power systems, transportation, medical lighting and finance, Siemens Group is Germany's answer to General Electric.
Low interest rates have translated into more purchasing power for homeowners, as the cost to finance homes has gone down.
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The Local Government Finance Bill gives local authorities the power to keep some of the money they raise from business rates in their area.
Additionally, Rensselaer researchers will look for ways to harness the power of Watson for driving new innovations in finance, information technology, business analytics, and other areas.
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