Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Corey Tobin J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/08/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOLARCITY CORP [SCTY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3055 CLEARVIEW WAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Global Sales
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN MATEO, CA 94402		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-02)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase Common Stock 06/08/2017(1) 06/08/2026 Common Stock 500,000 $ 23.07 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Corey Tobin J
3055 CLEARVIEW WAY
SAN MATEO, CA 94402		       President, Global Sales  

Signatures

/s/ Seth R. Weissman, as attorney-in-fact for Tobin J. Corey 06/09/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 1/4 of the shares subject to the award vest on the Date Exercisable, and the remainder vest in equal monthly amounts over the following 3 years, provided that the reporting person continues to be a service provider to the Issuer as of each vest date. In the event that the Issuer terminates the employment of the reporting person without cause prior to the Date Exercisable, 1/48 of the shares subject to the award shall vest for each full month of service from the Grant Date through the termination of the reporting person.

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