http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/07/solarcity-awarded-hire-power-award-for-us-job-creation/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/07/solarcity-awarded-hire-power-award-for-us-job-creation/#comment-144031 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45874#comment-144031 How many people lease cars today, after years of experience? How many people pay electric bills that are forever rather than go solar? The people may not be intelligent and may be averse to doing math, but my bet is that won’t change a whole lot and SolarCity will keep growing.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/07/solarcity-awarded-hire-power-award-for-us-job-creation/#comment-143887 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45874#comment-143887 Josh,
Solar City is the biggest SCAM solar company in the world. Do the research and you will find that 98% of the time they sell a solar lease to the consumer. A solar lease is nothing less than a SCAM. Let me ask you a question…Would you lease your home for twenty years and then have the option of continuing the lease in five year increments or to then purchase it at market value? Would you do the same with your car? NO, you would not, so why would you lease a solar system from them? It is a SCAM and nothing else! I have done extensive research into this matter and have found it to be nothing less than a SCAM! The only reason they are the bigest player in the solar energy business is due to the fact that they have SCAMMED the largest number of people that cannot do simple math.
The other complication that is NEVER mentioned by Solar City is the fact that when you want to sell your home at some point in the future, you will need to convince the buyer to take over the solar lease too. When the buyer sees just how bad the solar lease deal is they are likely to decide NOT to purchase the home. if instead you purchased the solar system and want to sell your home, it will have an increased value for the home and will be a very simple standard home sale transaction.
You could purchase a solar system from any local solar installer other than Solar City and get all of your electricity for free in just a few short years (when paid off) instead of leasing it to get a 9% reduction in your electric bill! The present state of the art photovoltaic solar electric panel has a 25 year warranty, they will produce electricity for at least 25 more years after the warranty expires. the average solar panel will produce electricity for at least 50 years. Why would you lease it?????
Here is the simple translation: Lease a solar system at a 9% savings or purchase a solar system for 100% savings (after paid off).

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