Controversial New Solar Panel Solution: Citizenre Rental
Every single hour of every day the amount of energy that falls on the earth from the sun provides us with enough energy to meet the electricity demands of the population of the earth for an entire year.
Why is it that we do not utilize this power?
In some ways, we are.
Solar power already provides the electricity to power many products that are used every day; from small household products such as calculators and landscaping lights to bigger items we see everyday such as street signs. Even huge projects such as satellites are powered by solar energy. But why do so few homes use solar energy for their electrical needs. Why do we use coal, natural gas, and nuclear sources instead of clean, renewable energy from the sun?
Quite simply, it is the cost.
Up until now harnessing the power of the sun was only economically viable for the wealthy or those willing to take out long term loans in hopes of the cost savings paying them back in the future.
Now that is all about to change.
A company called Citizenre is building one of the world’s largest solar panel production facility. Their business plan is to pay to install, optimize and maintain state-of-the-art solar systems on their clients houses. Citizenre clients will pay only for the energy their solar systems produce. Because utility rates can be very confusing (summer-time rates are often different than winter-time rates, and many utility companies use tiered pricing – the more that you use, the higher your kilowatt per hour charge) Citizenre decided to make billing simple. The price charged per kilowatt hour will be the same no matter what time of the year or how much is produced. Better yet Citizenre is going to allow clients to lock in their rate for up to 25-years.
Another way to explain how this works would be to say that home owners rent the solar panel systems. The only upfront cost is a nominal security deposit (usually $500 and refundable with interest at the end of the rent agreement).
Citizenre is responsible for the cost to maintain the systems. A net meter system will integrate with each customer’s current utility provider to assure no power interruption to the customer if the system fails (maybe because its night or a cloudy day). The net meter turns backwards to create credit for energy used at night and other periods of less sunlight throughout the year.
The customers pay nothing upfront. The rental rates will be about the same or less than their current electric bill. By locking the current rate in for a period of years ensures that every customer can now use solar energy at a cost less than their current utility provider.
Believe it. Now anyone that can afford his or her electric bill can make the switch to solar and “go green” saving money along the way.
Get in line though. Demand is out-pacing supply. These systems will go up on houses just as fast as the solar panels are built. If you want a solar panel system on your house, or just want an engineer to come to your house for a suitability assessment, you need to get in line now.
Citizenre is now accepting reservations from interested parties. When the photo voltaic solar panel system is available, Citizenre will begin to deploy product on a first come, first served basis from the reservations received. Making a reservation does not commit you to the system.
Once the product is ready, Citizenre will contact you to set an appointment to meet with a solar technician. The technician will design a system that will meet up to 100% of the electricity needs of the house. The customer reserves the right to approve the system. When the customer approves the configuration of their solar panel array, the deposit is collected and Citizenre will install the system with no other upfront costs.
For more information or to make a reservation, go to www.SolarJoules.com.
by Reggie “Razmataz” Rasmussen
Filed under: Articles on Citizenre • Green Energy Forum
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