Airbnb partners with SolarCity to offer financial incentives for hosts to install solar panels

Briefing

November 14, 2016

Briefing	Financial incentives – Hosts installing solar energy systems from SolarCity until March 2017 will receive $1,000 cash back from the company while homeowners who join Airbnb with solar panels already installed will get $100 gift cards Millennial market – Expected to appeal to travelers, particularly Millennials, who are interested in staying at environment-friendly homes Environment-friendly appeal – Strengthens Airbnb's reputation as an environment-friendly company
Accelerator	Clean Energy Generation, Distribution and Management, Collaborative and Sharing Economy
Sector	Energy
Organization	Airbnb Inc., SolarCity Corporation
Source	"Airbnb announces partnership with SolarCity to offer cash incentive hosts who install solar energy," The Westside Story, http://thewestsidestory.net/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	October 24, 2016

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