Vivint Solar Recognized as a Top Solar Contractor for Fifth Consecutive Year

LEHI, Utah, Sept. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivint Solar, Inc., (NYSE: VSLR), a leading full-service residential solar provider, today announced its placement on the Solar Power World Top 500 Solar Contractors List for the fifth consecutive year. Coming off the biggest year ever for U.S. solar installations in our industry, Vivint Solar is pleased to be named one of the top solar contractors in the United States by Solar Power World magazine. Vivint Solar also ranked first on the list of residential solar contractors.

"We're pleased to be recognized by Solar Power World as a solar energy leader this year," said David Bywater, CEO of Vivint Solar. "Ranking on this list for five consecutive years underscores our continued commitment to provide consumers with clean and renewable energy and increase their energy independence."

The Top Solar Contractors list is developed by Solar Power World to recognize the work completed by solar contractors across the United States. Produced annually, the Top Solar Contractors list celebrates the achievements of U.S. solar developers, subcontractors and installers within the utility, commercial and residential markets.

"The 2017 Top Solar Contractors list features 500 of the best solar contractors in the United States," said Kelly Pickerel, managing editor of Solar Power World. "From solar hotbeds on the coasts to the up-and-coming Midwest solar market, every installer adding even the smallest solar array to the grid is making a positive impact on our communities. We're proud to recognize these companies and their efforts to bring solar power to U.S. homes and businesses."

For more information, visit www.vivintsolar.com.

About Vivint Solar

Vivint Solar is a leading full-service residential solar provider in the United States. With Vivint Solar, customers can power their homes with clean, renewable energy and typically achieve significant financial savings over time. Offering integrated residential solar solutions for the entire customer lifecycle, Vivint Solar designs and installs the solar energy systems for its customers, and offers monitoring and maintenance services. In addition to being able to purchase a solar energy system outright, customers may benefit from Vivint Solar's affordable, flexible financing options, power purchase agreements, or lease agreements, where available. Through an exclusive collaboration, Vivint Solar also offers solar plus storage systems with Mercedes-Benz batteries. For more information, visit www.vivintsolar.com or follow @VivintSolar on Twitter.

About Solar Power World

Solar Power World is the leading online and print resource for news and information regarding solar installation, development and technology. Since 2011, SPW has helped U.S. solar contractors—including installers, developers and EPCs in all markets—grow their businesses and do their jobs better.

Note about Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the growth of the U.S. solar market over the next five years, the amount of solar photovoltaic capacity to be installed in the future and Vivint Solar's role as a major player in adding solar to the grid. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and they will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved, if at all. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the date of this press release, and they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the risks set forth in the registration statements and reports that Vivint Solar files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Investor Relations section of its website at www.vivintsolar.com. Vivint Solar does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Press Contacts

Vivint Solar                                                              Solar Power World
Helen Langan, Director of Public Relations            Kelly Pickerel, Managing Editor
385-202-6577                                                          216-860-5259
pr@vivintsolar.com                                                  kpickerel@wtwhmedia.com  

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ashlyn@methodcommunications.com

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