, ▁El on ▁Mus k ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁electric ▁vehicle ▁mak er ▁would ▁close ▁“ many ” ▁of ▁its ▁stores ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁sell ▁cars ▁online - only , ▁removing ▁the ▁only ▁ret ail ▁out let ▁for ▁solar ▁sales , ▁but ▁later ▁revers ed ▁his ▁decision ▁and ▁kept ▁most ▁stores ▁open . ▁ ▁Sol ar ▁le asing ▁proved ▁harder ▁to ▁expand ▁in ▁Europe , ▁despite ▁attempts ▁by ▁inc umb ents ▁such ▁as ▁R WE . ▁ ▁Sol ar ▁rent als ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁T es la ▁quarter ly ▁install ations ▁fell ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁low ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁meg aw att s , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 , 0 1 3 ▁meg aw att s ▁the ▁resident ial ▁leader ▁Sun run ▁installed , ▁and ▁compared ▁to ▁Sol ar City ' s ▁installation ▁of ▁ 2 5 3 ▁meg aw att s ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁( before ▁T es la ▁acquired ▁it ). ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁T es la ▁announced ▁they ▁would ▁begin ▁rent ing ▁solar ▁systems ▁to ▁customers ▁in ▁six ▁states ▁starting ▁at ▁$ 5 0 ▁a ▁month , ▁in ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁boost ▁resident ial ▁solar ▁deploy ments . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁solar ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sol ar City ▁completed ▁what ▁was , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁largest ▁commercial ▁solar ▁installation ▁in ▁San ▁Jose , ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Camp us ▁of ▁e