Inside the Fall of SunEdison, Once a Darling of the Clean-Energy World
The story of SunEdison’s swift rise and calamitous fall, pieced together from internal documents, regulatory and court filings and interviews with more than a dozen current and former employees and advisers, shows what can happen when executive overreach meets fizzy markets. Mesmerized by the promise of high yields and fast growth, investors turned a blind eye to operational warning signs that ultimately left the company vulnerable to a rise in interest rates.