Solar group purchasing program 1 Block Off the Grid (1BOG) just launched a new campaign in New Orleans.
1BOG works by grouping customers together into a sort of buying club. Then, after a rigorous selection process, they choose a solar installer who will provide the biggest discount and the best quality. The more people that sign up, the better the discount for anyone buying solar through the program.
If you aren’t familiar with 1 Block Off the Grid, what they do may be best explained by New York Times Magazine:
…in a cultural moment when many individuals aren’t feeling all that rugged, perhaps it makes sense that a company called 1BOG has put collective buying at the center of its business model. The name is derived from the phrase “one block off the grid,” a reference to the goal of rounding up groups of homeowners willing to install solar-power systems on their houses — removing the rough equivalent of one block from a city’s electrical grid.
If you’re looking for solar in New Orleans and want to get involved, check out their website. 1BOG has gone to great lengths to help spread the word, so don’t forget to check out the volunteer kit.
Disclaimer: Both 1BOG and GO Media (aka this blog) are owned by activism startup Virgance. Don’t worry though – we’re an independent media arm and we wouldn’t be telling you about this if we didn’t think it was a great program. Read more about us here.
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