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Tesla’s Solar-Panel Business Posts Best Quarter Since 2018

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By Brian Eckhouse

January 27, 2021 at 10:51 PM UTC

Updated on

January 28, 2021 at 12:38 AM UTC

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Tesla Inc.’s solar-panel business is on the upswing.

The California automaker deployed 86 megawatts worth of solar during the last three months of 2020 -- its best showing since the third quarter of 2018, when it reported 93 megawatts.