Big deal. They introduced the what is now called the "Financialization" of the solar panel. They weren't even the first to do this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

Big deal. They introduced the what is now called the "Financialization" of the solar panel. They weren't even the first to do this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financialization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financialization You can do this to almost anything, here's a goofy example. I hate tying my shoelaces and they always come undone, but I can't justify spending $70 on Velcro shoes because of personal preference: basically I'd rather deal with the annoyances of tying my shoe then to fork out $70 for Velcro shoes at the moment. But, Wal-Mart sells a low quality Velcro tennis shoe for $10. The problem is it only lasts about 6-8 weeks before the it falls apart. But by converting the $10 shoe into a subscription service at $5 a month, a company can turn a shoe into financial instrument, and poof, magically it matches my lower price point and I can justify a $5 subscription instead of a $70 sale. So, for $5 a month, or $60 a year, I will receive replacement shoes in the mail every eight weeks. Like I said, that was a goofy example. Replace shoes with solar panels and subscription with a lease agreement.