The biggest story in renewable energy this past year was the incredible performance of SolarCity (SCTY.DL). The solar leasing company is up 385% since its IPO, growth that would not be possible without the plummeting costs of solar power systems. In fact, the cost of solar panels have dropped over 60% in the past 2 years. Will SolarCity continue its march higher in 2014 and meet its projections of 80% annual growth in installations?
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Biggest Surprise of the Year: SolarCity
SolarCity emerged on the scene in 2013, and early shareholders were rewarded to an overnight three-bagger!
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