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Rumor Has It. You may have seen that Enphase stock slipped by over 10% at the start of trading yesterday. A major company shareholder is Chilean investor South Lake One LLC, an entity controlled by Quiroga Moreno Isidoro. Controlling as much as 13.5million shares after a buying spree of over 1.2million shares in November 2019 at a price just under $20. Isidoro participated in a fundraising round in February 2018 when he purchased 9.5million shares for $2.10 a piece. The rumor, which is well sourced at this point, is that he has sold his entire stake in Enphase for around $61 per share. This is typical, many early investors will sell some or all of their stake in companies when they have completed their phase into success. $2 to $61 is quite the investment for a 2 year period and his shares found new investors at these levels. This marks a key date in the corporate history of Enphase, what will the company do in their next growth phase?
Because You Asked. Not that it matters because it doesn’t influence my writing nor the stock prices. I own shares in basically every solar company including Enphase and Solaredge. I don’t pick winners, I am picking the solar industry as a winner and believe that those investments will be worth a lot more when my kids go to college than today. So if you work at a solar company, public or private, I’m rooting for your success at all times.
Tesla Energy Trading. Here’s the answer to anyone asking whether Tesla or any other battery company is better on energy trading. The answer is yes, absolutely. They are also betting and advocating that the grid will reward speed of power generation, revenue stacking and growth of monetization for microgrids. As revenue streams for batteries increase so does the development and integration of those technologies.
Have A Great Weekend. Stay safe and if it weren’t for the COVID situation I would invite you all over to help me pack the container!
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Best, Yann