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| =Description=
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| "Started in late 2008, 1BOG goes into different neighborhoods around the country, gets a large group of homeowners together who are interested in installing
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| solar panels, educates consumers on solar energy, vets installers to find the best one and then negotiates a reduced price for the households in the group.
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| The chosen installer then pays 1BOG a referral fee for each home. The fee is the same, regardless of which installer wins, to assure customers the referral fee
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| does not affect the selection decision.
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| "We remove the really tough parts out of buying solar from the equation," explained Dave Llorens, founder of 1BOG.
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| He estimates households who go through 1BOG typically get their solar installation bill reduced by 15 percent. But, he added, the community aspect of the
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| program is as appealing as the price reduction.
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| "A big part of the reason this works is because it's a group purchase," he added. "You're just infinitely more likely to believe this proposition of solar if your
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| friend is like 'Hey, I checked this out and it looks really good and you should check it out, too.'"
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| In 2009, the company helped 600 homes across the country install solar panels. This year, they expect that number to increase to 3,000 homes.
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| 1BOG now has active solar campaigns in Northern New Jersey, San Antonio, New Orleans, Denver, Phoenix and several cities in California. A campaign in South
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| Jersey is launching on June 1."
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| (http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/pdfs/2010-02-28_cbj.pdf)
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| =More Information=
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| #[[Solar Cooperatives]]
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| #[[For-Profit Collective Solar Energy Purchasing]]
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