Note 17. Stockholders' Equity (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Class of Stock Disclosures [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

17. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

We have authorized 30,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.001 par value, none of which was issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014. Our board of directors is authorized to determine the rights, preferences, and restrictions on any series of preferred stock that we may issue.

Common Stock

We have authorized 500,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of which 101,766,797 and 100,288,942 shares were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Each share of common stock is entitled to a single vote. We have not declared or paid any dividends through December 31, 2015.

During June 2013, we completed an equity offering of 9,747,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $46.00 per share. Net proceeds from the equity offering were $428.2 million, after deducting $17.9 million of underwriting discounts and offering expenses of $2.2 million. We have used proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which includes items such as acquisitions of under development PV solar power system projects, investments in PV solar power system projects that will be jointly developed with strategic partners, and capital expenditures or strategic investments to develop certain business units and expand in new geographies.