SunEdison

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Sun Edison LLC owns and operates power plants in North America and provides solar-generated energy to commercial, government, and utility customers. The company provides solar energy services, which include renewable power, monitoring, marketing, renewable portfolio standards, and solar tariff services. Sun Edison LLC was founded in 2003 by Jigar Shah[1] and is headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland with additional offices in Denver, Colorado and San Clemente, Sacramento, and Ontario, California.[2]

In January 2008 SunEdison started construction of seven megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in Spain. In December 2007, SunEdison completed an 8.22 MW, 80-acre (320,000 m2) solar power system in Colorado. SunEdison has over 52 MW of hands-on installation experience and over 31 MW under management.[3]

In November of 2009, SunEdison was purchased for $200 million by MEMC Electronic Materials, with potential for an additional $123 million earnout in stock and cash based on business performance.

In October 2011, SunEdison moved their headquarters from Maryland to Belmont, California. [4]

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  1. ^ Thomas Rainwater Named CEO of SunEdison
  2. ^ Sun Edison LLC
  3. ^ SunEdison Starts Construction on Photovoltaic Power Plants in Spain
  4. ^ Solar company SunEdison moves to Belmont

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