Comments on: Citizenre the Power of Tomorrow, Here Tomorow

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:56:18 +0000

But when you reported on the venture in 2007, Marty, one of your sources used the phrases “too good to be true” and “house of cards.”

By: marty graham

marty graham — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:28:47 +0000

They did no harm, no one was tricked or cheated.

The idea is a great one and I hope they get it up and running – or someone adopts the business model. But outside of premature hopes, this company meant well and harmed no one.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:25:14 +0000

The company has been moving forward with it’s first installations and the game is now changing!

By: Smith

Smith — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:25:36 +0000

I think the company is about to get going . Thye have been installing in Cali for the last few months with no press release and have loads of investors looking for proof of concept, If they can do the first part they can achive the second.

By: M.R. in Los Angeles

M.R. in Los Angeles — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:55:31 +0000

I really considered signing on due to my experience in MLM and being a general and electrical contractor in SoCal. However, with the credit crunch, it makes sense that the company has delayed start, since they probably can’t GET the financing they need for overhead, they probably can’t JUSTIFY financing leases in areas like SoCal where BKs and foreclosures exist in every neighborhood, etc.

I hope they’re able to make this vehicle viable. They are definitely cutting out marketing costs by going the MLM route, but they may bump into problems of having MLM rookies with little experience overpromise and underdeliver or the MLM veterans that jump from MLM to MLM exploiting inexperienced people and selling more than the company is ready to deliver.

The threads on some other sites pointing out some of the financing problems are not very reassuring.

By: john

john — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:51:05 +0000

It did look too good to be true…

By: PK

PK — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:39:39 +0000

What company is your friend working for?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:59:18 +0000

I hope they can pull this together, but your comments reinforce what I read between the lines of their various websites, continued delays, and how can you suggest installations will begin when you haven’t built a manufacturing plant yet?

I do think that the financing of the system is the key component for the residential market, especially when the renter can return the system at minimal cost if they move.

My experience as a residential architect is that most owners are unwilling to look at a payback of more than a few years. This rental approach removes the cost barrier.

I think this is a great idea that probably needs to be approached on a smaller scale.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:04:20 +0000

I know an “ecopreneur” who was really an enthusiastic promoter of the company. He finally gave up and is now doing a great job as a sales person for a company that is doing an average of 3 PV installations a week.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:57:02 +0000

I signed up as a rep and stayed with them for a couple of years.

I agree a great concept, they just can’t get the financing to make it work.

There are other companies doing the same on smaller “local” scales

I would however recommend anyone looking into photovoltaic systems really consider purchasing, with the tax incentives and financing available they would probably be able to do as well as renting.