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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. Rive started his first company at age 17 before leaving his native country, South Africa.
- Businessman
- Haldeman family
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
May 15, 2017 · Lyndon Rive, the co-founder and former CEO of SolarCity, is leaving Tesla to focus on building a new company. He announced his departure in a letter to employees, thanking Tesla for the opportunity to work with him and his cousin, Elon Musk. He said he is an entrepreneur at heart and wants to pursue a new venture.
Jan 10, 2016 · Lyndon Rive. Job: Solar City CEO. Born: Pretoria, South Africa. Age: 38. Career: Rive started his first company, LRS, while still in high school. He and brother Peter founded SolarCity in 2006,...
Rive, a hyperenergetic, fast-talking 37-year-old, says he has a plan to get there, which includes building one of the world’s largest solar-panel plants in Buffalo—a move even many of his...
Oct 10, 2014 · Lyndon Rive is the CEO of SolarCity, a vertically integrated solar provider that offers financing, installation and monitoring services for residential customers. He talks about his company's long-term business strategy, its acquisitions, its loan product and its outlook for U.S. policy and the market.
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.
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