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Tesla Posts First Gain in Solar Panel Installations Since 2018

  • Company deployed 43 megawatts, a 48% jump from second quarter
  • Musk has been pushing panels, offering no-contract packages
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In a quarter where Tesla Inc. blew past profit expectations, even its foundering rooftop-solar business managed to stage a bit of a turnaround.

Installations increased for the first time in a year, the company said in its earnings statement Wednesday. The 43 megawatts of solar deployed were a 48% jump from the previous three months -- a period when Tesla installed the fewest megawatts since it bought debt-burdened SolarCity in 2016.