If you can’t yet afford to have solar panels installed on your house, don’t despair as you can make an investment in a public company that is part of the solar industry. We are NOT specifically suggesting buying the stock of any company that is engaged in the business of producing products for solar generation. We are simply informing you of publicly traded companies in the solar sector that produce the basic materials for photovoltaic cells as well the companies that manufacture the finished consumer products for solar power generation. This is not necessarily a complete list of Solar Power products companies, but a list that should provide you with names of companies that are helping the world to generate energy from clean solar. Before you make any investments in any publicly traded company, we suggest talking to a stock brokerage firm if you are unfamiliar with trading stocks. The following Solar Industry related companies are listed in alphabetical order of their ticker symbol.

Akeena Solar, Inc. AKNS
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. ASTI
Canadian Solar Inc. CSIQ
China Sunergy Co. Ltd. CSUN
DayStar Technologies Inc. DSTI
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. ENER
Evergreen Solar Inc. ESLR
First Solar, Inc. FSLR
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. JASO
LDK Solar Co.Ltd. LDK
ReneSola Ltd. SOL
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. SOLF
SunPower Corporation SPWR
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. STP
Trina Solar Ltd. TSL
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. WFR
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. YGE

The above list of solar related companies trade on either the NYSE or the NASDAQ, and there should be information freely available to you on the internet or through your broker. Stock investments can involve significant financial risk, and you may want to consult a professional before making decisions. Hopefully, this list of solar companies will lead you to a product that will eventually allow you to produce your own electricity from the sun.