Segment and Geographical Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment and Geographical Information [Abstract]

Segment and Geographical Information

17. Segment and Geographical Information

     The Company’s two primary business segments include: (1) photovoltaic installation, integration, and sales and (2) cable, wire and mechanical assemblies.

     The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

     Contributions of the major activities, profitability information and asset information of the Company’s reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended					For the Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2011					June 30, 2010
			Income (loss)					Income (loss)
Segment (in thousands)	Net sales		before taxes			Net sales		before taxes
Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales	$	14,756	$	(2,297	)	$	10,086	$	(3,599	)
Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		184		(84	)		864		314
Consolidated totals	$	14,940	$	(2,381	)	$	10,950	$	(3,285	)

	For the Six Months Ended					For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2011					June 30, 2010
			Income (loss)					Income (loss)
Segment (in thousands)	Net sales		before taxes			Net sales		before taxes
Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales	$	19,624	$	(4,315	)	$	14,413	$	(7,321	)
Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		806		196			2,369		823
Consolidated totals	$	20,430	$	(4,119	)	$	16,782	$	(6,498	)

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended				For the Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2011				June, 2010				June 30, 2011				June, 2010
	Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest
Segment (in thousands)	income		expense		income		expense		income		expense		income		expense
Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales	$	21	$	277	$	—	$	38	$	23	$	408	$	—	$	43
Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Consolidated total	$	21	$	277	$	—	$	38	$	23	$	408	$	—	$	43

	June 30, 2011						June 30, 2010
	Identifiable		Capital		Depreciation and		Identifiable		Capital		Depreciation and
Segment (in thousands)	assets		expenditure		amortization		assets		expenditure		amortization
Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales	$	60,817	$	41	$	125	$	34,343	$	37	$	280
Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		289		—		2		1,269		—		34
Consolidated total	$	61,106	$	41	$	127	$	35,612	$	37	$	314

The locations of the Company’s identifiable assets are as follows:

Location (in thousands)	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
United States	$	56,599	$	21,256
China (including Hong Kong)		4,507		2,550
Total	$	61,106	$	23,806

Sales by geographic location for the Company’s reportable segments are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011						Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
	Photovoltaic						Photovoltaic
	installation,		Cable, wire and				installation,		Cable, wire and
	integration and		mechanical				integration and		mechanical
Segment (in thousands)	sales		assemblies		Total		sales		assemblies		Total
United States	$	14,702	$	—	$	14,702	$	3,123	$	461	$	3,584
Asia		54		—		54		143		—		143
Europe		—		171		171		6,765		—		6,765
Mexico		—		13		13		—		403		403
Other		—		—		—		55		—		55
Total	$	14,756	$	184	$	14,940	$	10,086	$	864	$	10,950

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011						Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
	Photovoltaic						Photovoltaic
	installation,		Cable, wire and				installation,		Cable, wire and
	integration and		mechanical				integration and		mechanical
Segment (in thousands)	sales		assemblies		Total		sales		assemblies		Total
United States	$	18,757	$	—	$	18,757	$	5,878	$	1,421	$	7,299
Asia		867		—		867		316		—		316
Europe		—		793		793		8,142		—		8,142
Mexico		—		13		13		—		948		948
Other		—		—		—		77		—		77
Total	$	19,624	$	806	$	20,430	$	14,413	$	2,369	$	16,782