Segment and Geographical Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment and Geographical Information [Abstract]

Segment and Geographical Information

17. Segment and Geographical Information

The Company’s two primary business segments are: (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 nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011					For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Segment (in thousands)	Net sales		Income (loss) before taxes			Net sales		Income (loss) before taxes
Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales	$	21,822	$	(1,286	)	$	3,614	$	(2,696	)
Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		303		28			411		98
Consolidated totals	$	22,125	$	(1,258	)	$	4,025	$	(2,598	)

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011					For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Segment (in thousands)	Net sales		Income (loss) before taxes			Net sales		Income (loss) before taxes
Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales	$	41,446	$	(5,601	)	$	18,027	$	(10,017	)
Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		1,109		224			2,780		921
Consolidated totals	$	42,555	$	(5,377	)	$	20,807	$	(9,096	)

	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011				For the Three Months Ended September, 2010				For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011				For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Segment (in thousands)	Interest income		Interest expense		Interest income		Interest expense		Interest income		Interest expense		Interest income		Interest expense
Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales	$	47	$	71	$	2	$	289	$	71	$	478	$	2	$	332
Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Consolidated total	$	47	$	71	$	2	$	289	$	71	$	478	$	2	$	332

	As of September 30, 2011		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011				As of December 31, 2010		For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2010
Segment (in thousands)	Identifiable assets		Capital expenditure		Depreciation and amortization		Identifiable assets		Capital expenditure		Depreciation and amortization
Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales	$	58,993	$	83	$	192	$	21,164	$	63	$	518
Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		158		—		—		2,642		—		8
Consolidated total	$	59,151	$	83	$	192	$	23,806	$	63	$	526

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

Location (in thousands)	As of September 30, 2011		As of December 31, 2010
United States	$	54,224	$	21,256
China (including Hong Kong)		4,927		2,550
Total	$	59,151	$	23,806

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

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011						Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Location (in thousands)	Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales		Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		Total		Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales		Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		Total
United States	$	21,619	$	303	$	21,922	$	3,513	$	366	$	3,879
Asia		203		—		203		—		—		—
Europe		—		—		—		101		—		101
Mexico		—		—		—		—		45		45
Total	$	21,822	$	303	$	22,125	$	3,614	$	411	$	4,025

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Location (in thousands)	Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales		Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		Total		Photovoltaic installation, integration and sales		Cable, wire and mechanical assemblies		Total
United States	$	40,376	$	1,096	$	41,472	$	11,078	$	1,787	$	12,865
Asia		1,070		—		1,070		374		—		374
Europe		—		—		—		6,499		—		6,499
Mexico		—		13		13		—		993		993
Other		—		—		—		76		—		76
Total	$	41,446	$	1,109	$	42,555	$	18,027	$	2,780	$	20,807