Open Menu
AllLocalCommunitiesAbout
lotide
AllLocalCommunitiesAbout
Login

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.”

⁨14⁩ ⁨likes⁩

Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨silence7@slrpnk.net⁩ to ⁨energy@slrpnk.net⁩

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/climate/solar-power-subscriptions-sunrun.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7U8.wzpT.Mt0r3qPQm-xF

source

Comments

Sort:hotnewtop
  • heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

    source
  • iloveDigit@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What it calls “energy as a service”

    Wut

    source
    • silence7@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      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

      source
      • TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

        source
        • -> View More Comments