Citizenre signup video review
We've seen a lot of questions and concern about Citizenre, the solar power company that plans to rent, install, and monitor solar power systems for US home owners. Please refer to our Citizenre Frequently Asked Questions page for more general information on the company and our Solar Forum to discuss more on Citizenre.
Video speaks louder than words so we decided to sign up for Citizenre on our own and video tape the experience. Below you will find an actual sign up for Citizenre's REnU offering. Also, in order to further assist our readers we've posted a few files that are mentioned during the video review below:
Citizenre Video Walkthrough - Citizenre Video Review
Video speaks louder than words so we decided to sign up for Citizenre on our own and video tape the experience. Below you will find an actual sign up for Citizenre's REnU offering. Also, in order to further assist our readers we've posted a few files that are mentioned during the video review below:
- Citizenre General Terms and Conditions - Dec 2007
- Citizenre Forward Rental Agreement (FRA) Terms and Conditions - Dec 2007
- Citizenre Sample Forward Rental Agreement (FRA) - Dec 2007
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Citizenre Video Walkthrough - Citizenre Video Review
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Your video is terrific. Thank-you for taking a look at our company and providing this information. I would like to make a couple of clarifications. The one time move or re-roof would be done for free if the customer is on a 25 year lease. For a 1 or 5 year agreement a charge would be assessed that would equil the size of the deposit.
The deposit would be anywhere from $500 to $1000 depending on the size of the system. The smallest system that Citizenre would install would be a 2kw and the largest a 10kw. The deposit on a 2kw to a 5 kw would be $500. The deposit would increase on larger systems at the rate of $100 per KW. FOr example a 7kw system would require a $700 deposit. An 8.5kw system would require a $850 deposit and so on.
Once again, thank-you for taking the time to research Citizenre and provide this information to the public.
Razmataz
Anyone who is considering signing up for Citizenre should first read Jeff Wolfe's article "Citizenre: A House of Cards?" on RenewableEnergyAccess.com here http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/reinsider/story?id=47419
Thanks for providing a fair assessment of Citizenre and explaining the simple and affordable solar solutions they offer. FYI... Their initial pilot phase of installations of 1000 homes will begin the middle of 2008 with off the shelf solar panels. The 600,000sf manufacturing plant is scheduled to come on line the end of 2008/beginning of 2009 with an initial capacity of 25,000 homes then about a year later ramping up to full capacity of 100,000 homes per year. This first manufacturing plant will be located in the Northeast and employ approximately 3,500 Americans... nice. The article on Freenerg was also well done. The concept of renting solar is so simple and a very sound approach. Other industries have done similar successful marketing to mature their product offering, like cellular phones and security systems. It is wonderful to see the solar industry growing up... buying or renting, we all need to move forward with energy independence for very obvious reasons. Also, thanks for keeping tabs on the Energy Bill before congress. Political will, fortunately, is a renewable resource.
Energetically,
Bruce Marshall-Jones
EnergyIndependenceToday.com
In early April, 2008 SolarCity introduced a solar leasing arrangement that includes a no-money down option. The SolarLease is available in most of California and the Phoenix area.
SolarCity is California's leading residential solar installer with more than 1000 completed installations. It buys its modules and inverters from top tier suppliers. Learn more at http://www.solarcity.com/tabid/315/Default.aspx
Full disclosure: I am an employee of SolarCity.
That's an interesting concept, I've heard that Solar City is also renting solar and that they have great funding. Does anyone know how Citizenre is doing these days? I haven't seen an update for a while. What states is Citizenre targeting, where do I have to live to get the REnU system?
As a multi-level marketing company, they've easily made the costs back on the pretty website. Maybe they know they cannot contend with SolarCity - who have delivered what CitizenRE promise...