Dive Brief:

• Meritage Homes is going to announce that it has made a deal with solar company SunPower to offer solar in houses as they are being built, Builder Online reports.
• The information comes from the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas and says the deal will cover Meritage's eight-state operation.
• The arrangement follows an agreement last week between Taylor Morrison Homes and SolarCity in the Phoenix area.

Dive Insight:

An executive, whom Builder Online did not name but said has "knowledge of the deal," said SunPower will put its sales and marketing people together with Meritage's representatives for on-site expertise with potential customers.