silence7@slrpnk.net to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 days agoA Rare Bright Spot for U.S. Solar: Subscriptions | The solar company Sunrun has managed to thrive despite President Trump’s crackdown on renewable energy, offering what it calls “energy as a service.”www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkA Rare Bright Spot for U.S. Solar: Subscriptions | The solar company Sunrun has managed to thrive despite President Trump’s crackdown on renewable energy, offering what it calls “energy as a service.”www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoBasically they have a financing deal for the rooftop solar that’s designed to have a lower monthly payment than the utility bill it displaces
minus-squareTwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoThat’s literally been the business model of every PV installer I’ve known for years.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoIn the US, yes. Other countries do installers competing against each other over install price, which ends up dropping cost to about 1/4 of what it is in the US.
Basically they have a financing deal for the rooftop solar that’s designed to have a lower monthly payment than the utility bill it displaces
That’s literally been the business model of every PV installer I’ve known for years.
In the US, yes. Other countries do installers competing against each other over install price, which ends up dropping cost to about 1/4 of what it is in the US.