U.S. Solar Consolidation Seen Before Tax Credit Expires

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Acquisitions in the solar industry will accelerate as manufacturers and developers prepare for the expiration of a tax credit that’s helping drive an installation boom in the U.S.

With renewable-energy executives gathering in Las Vegas for the Solar Power International conference that begins today, some will be shopping their companies around and others will be evaluating potential purchases, said Michael Horwitz, who leads energy technology investment banking at Robert W. Baird & Co. in San Francisco.