{"id":14526,"date":"2012-06-15T11:31:08","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T17:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=14526"},"modified":"2012-06-15T11:31:08","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T17:31:08","slug":"pay-as-you-go-solar-off-grid-power-for-the-developing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/pay-as-you-go-solar-off-grid-power-for-the-developing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Pay as You Go Solar: Off-Grid Power for the Developing World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2013\/02\/pay-as-you-go-solar-electricity-developing-world\/\">pay as you go<\/a>&#8221; models only work for cell phones (or governments)? Think again: social enterprise <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eight19.com\">Eight19<\/a> has applied this model to solar panels for residents of the developing world. No system to buy; just payment for the energy that a family actually uses. Priti Ambani of sister site <a href=\"http:\/\/ecopreneurist.com\">Ecopreneurist<\/a> has the full story&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\"><!--rpuEmbedStart--><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/1.rp-api.com\/rjs\/repost-article.js?3\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepost-452e9f5d6ef51d7ac7165d98f8ba0ac0-top\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><a class=\"rpuThumb\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1emvM\" rel=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/img.1.rp-api.com\/thumb\/2188061\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"rpuTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1emvM\" rel=\"norewrite\"><strong>Cheap Pay-As-You Go Solar for Developing Countries<\/strong><\/a> (via <a class=\"rpuHost\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1emvM\" rel=\"norewrite\">Ecopreneurist<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rpuSnip\">When you switch on a light- you have power! Quite literally. The power to connect, to use modern technology, listen to music, run advance cooking appliances. But the same power also ends itself to some very basic needs like plain and simple light \u2013 to read, study, cook. More than half a billion in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- put the \"tease\", \"jump\" or \"more\" break here --><!--more--><!--break--><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"at-page-break\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepostMain rpuRepost-452e9f5d6ef51d7ac7165d98f8ba0ac0-bottom\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- How to customize this embed: http:\/\/www.repost.us\/article-preview\/#!shash=452e9f5d6ef51d7ac7165d98f8ba0ac0 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think &#8220;pay as you go&#8221; models only work for cell phones? 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