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Lyndon Rive (born 22 January 1977) is a South African businessman known as the co-founder of SolarCity, and its CEO until 2016. SolarCity is a provider of photovoltaic systems and related services. Rive co-founded SolarCity with his brother Peter in 2006.
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May 16, 2017 · Published May 16, 2017. By. Krysti Shallenberger Editor. Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Dive Brief: Former SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive will step down as head of Tesla’s sales and services for the...
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The company was founded on July 4, 2006, by Peter and Lyndon Rive, the cousins of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla acquired SolarCity in 2016, at a cost of approximately US$2.6 billion (equivalent to $3.3 billion in 2023) and reorganized its solar business into Tesla Energy.
- November 21, 2016
- Fremont, California, United States
- July 4, 2006
- Solar energy generation
Oct 10, 2014 · SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive Defends His Company’s Long-Term Business Strategy. The Energy Gang talks with Rive about why he thinks vertical integration is the right model for residential solar....
Oct 9, 2013 · Removing the upfront capital investment of going solar, coupled with falling equipment costs, has helped fuel rapid growth in residential solar the past few years. Lyndon Rive can’t afford to slow down, though. The company has set a goal of installing solar at 1 million customers in the U.S. by Independence Day 2018.
Jan 10, 2016 · SAN JOSE, Calif. — The idea for SolarCity came to Lyndon Rive on a trip with cousin Elon Musk to Burning Man in 2004. “That’s when the light bulb went off,” Rive said. A decade later,...
May 15, 2017 · (Reuters) - SolarCity founder Lyndon Rive, who steered the dramatic growth of the biggest U.S. residential solar company before driving its sale to Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), is leaving the electric...
