, ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Pan ason ic , ▁oper ates ▁T es la ▁G iga ▁New ▁York , ▁a ▁factory ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁it ▁manufact ures ▁solar ▁module ▁components . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Sol ar City ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁brothers ▁Peter ▁and ▁Ly nd on ▁R ive , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁suggestion ▁for ▁a ▁solar ▁company ▁concept ▁by ▁their ▁cousin , ▁El on ▁Mus k , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁and ▁helped ▁start ▁the ▁company . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁solar ▁pan els ▁it ▁had ▁installed ▁were ▁capable ▁of ▁generating ▁ 4 4 0   m eg aw att s ▁( MW ) ▁of ▁power . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁launched ▁their ▁expansion ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁with ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁solar ▁division ▁of ▁C lean ▁C urr ents ▁and ▁gro S olar . ▁Following ▁the ▁ac quis itions , ▁Sol ar City ▁further ▁expanded ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Florida , ▁Verm ont , ▁and ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Sol ar City ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁resident ial ▁solar ▁installer ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Sol ar ▁Power ▁World ▁magazine ▁listed ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁overall ▁solar ▁installation ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Sol ar City ▁purchased ▁Param ount