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A 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.com)
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[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

There's always companies taking a good thing and ruining it for profit.

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What it calls "energy as a service"

Wut

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's literally been the business model of every PV installer I've known for years.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago

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.