It's very unlikely they would do something like this just to punish short-seller...

		sandstrom on June 21, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla Makes Offer to Acquire SolarCity It's very unlikely they would do something like this just to punish short-sellers. Also, Tesla is also popular among short-sellers, and it dropped in value (which was expected), so it wouldn't make any sense to 'punish' short-sellers in SCTY only to 'reward' them in TSLA.

Exactly. They are going to corner the energy market with this move. Solar has arrived.