Comments on: Breaking the mold in solar power

Can homeowners save money by renting solar panels? One start-up says yes, but industry incumbents say it has a lot yet to prove.

[fmvigneri]

New Solar Model...!

Sign Me Up...!

Looks like Everybody Wins with this.

fmv // Placitas, NM

[yorkvillesolar]

c"oming to a roof near you"

Please join me in a discussion about this company CitizenRe. I have been an associate for months now and have communicated with all of the pricipals involved with this company. I feel that they have a great buisiness plan and soon everyone willl see their financial backers and will be registering their homes for solar. Please visit this site for more info or cal me at 630-553-8697
www.jointhesolution.com/yorkville
www.powur.com/yorkville

[bloated2]

Hmmmm...

Selling solar before a factory to manufacture products has been built? Hmmmm.... Hopefully this is not a phishing expedition to attract venture capital money. Hopefully the marketing team has a clean background, with no prior history of shady deals.

[eabu]

Better Business Model

Why can't someone just set up solar panel manufacturing in China and sell it at Walmart?

[Bob H in NPR]

Nothing new about this technology, or ancient either.

In the late 70s & early 80s, there were many plans in the "Green' magazines & books on how to build a passive solar systems for both hot water & heating use which are much cheaper than $10,000. Unfortunately, none of the major media picked up on it. Evidently they were afraid of losing ad revenue from the power & oil industries (& they were correct in that assumption). Some community colleges even offered low cost classes on energy efficient systems like the excellent 6 week course I took. There were also companies that sold pre-fab ones. Some of those designs eliminated the need for commercial traditional furnaces & water heaters. A few were even capable of meeting at least part of air conditioning needs, though they were more expensive because they required undergroud tanks.

At least some libraries will still have copies of those publication for those who wish to investigate further. "The Mother Earth News", "The Whole Earth Catalog", & some of the Rodale publications magazines are a start. More can be found under the subject files.

[Privacy-Rights-Army.com]

HOPE and a PRAYER SOLAR SYSTEM

Interesting,

So with no confirmed financing, no investors and no factory, makes you wonder how they are taking reservations? For what, a hope and a prayer that they will ever have their act together?

Privacy-Rights-Army.com

[Privacy-Rights-Army.com]

HOPE and a PRAYER FREE SOLAR SYSTEM

Interesting,

So with no confirmed financing, no investors and no factory, makes you wonder how they are taking reservations? For what, a hope and a prayer that they will ever have their act together?

Privacy-Rights-Army.com

[citizenre]

Citizenre

Citizenre has ZIPPO. It has a great website, 700 poorly trained ecopreneurs and that is it. There is no manufacturing plant, and no details as to who is backing them to the tune of 650 million. There are so many holes in this company. Why does Citizenre do not want to disclose?

[yorkvillesolar]

don't agree

I am an manager at CitizenRe and I am well trained to represent this company. All of the associates have passed an exam that is being re-done as we speak to be even more difficult. For some reason, there is a lot of fear about change in the solar industry. I have two masters degrees related to engineering and many of the other associates have similiar backgrounds. Please join me in a discussion about this company CitizenRe. I have been an associate for months now and have communicated with all of the pricipals involved with this company. I feel that they have a great buisiness plan and soon everyone willl see their financial backers and will be registering their homes for solar. Please visit this site for more info or cal me at 630-553-8697
www.jointhesolution.com/yorkville
www.powur.com/yorkville

[yorkvillesolar]

if you ever wanted solar on your roof

I have investigated all he pricipals of this company and I personally believe they are sincere in waht they want to accomplish.Please join me in a discussion about this company CitizenRe. I have been an associate for months now and have communicated with all of the pricipals involved with this company. I feel that they have a great buisiness plan and soon everyone willl see their financial backers and will be registering their homes for solar. Please visit this site for more info or cal me at 630-553-8697
www.jointhesolution.com/yorkville
www.powur.com/yorkville

[alleybratz]

Why Can't We Believe?

If this company is willing to help the person who can't afford solar power why not? If people can afford to put the solar power energy in their house do it now... It will help our planet... If you can't sign up for the solar power from this company.... No investment in the system.... Why can't we embrace the idea and get behind a company that has a vision.... It's not about the money it's about the connection of everyone who plans on living on this planet.....

April Moore Central Oregon
1-541-340-9504
Why do we defend something that is different? Why do we not see the value when you don't have an investment? Why not make a choice to be a part of the solution............

[aquasundean]

I would still like to hear why we can;t or havn/t imported the solar panels from china and sell kits.

[rlwparker]

No way, stop buying from China!

We need to put American back to work manufacturing products, and Solar Panels are just one example.

With our economy in the can, and price adjustments are in play, America should be adjusting pricing on the many costs of doing business so we can bring jobs back to our shores. Why import technology when we have the technology. I believe it all comes down to greed. Charge less and sell more, get on the band wagon.

RLP

[rlwparker]

Citizens....... This concept is what I have been looking for from the big power giants supplying our power now. Of course I'm looking for a few differences. For the example lets say the company is Southern California Edison. They enter into an agreement with track home owners, which for a small installation fee of $500, a locked monthly fee of $50, and all right being given to the power company for all electricity generated above and beyond what each household uses. There also has to be no usage limits. This allows the companies to stay in control, which is what they desperately want. It also feeds the power grid with a clean power generation model. Go Green.

Go Green... leave greed behind. Power companies should be serving the citizens needs. A break even is what plus 10% is what the government should mandate.

RLP