Patent ID: 7844499
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: G06Q,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering a solar system and related services from a solar system vendor to a customer, comprising: estimating the customer's solar system requirements; delivering the estimated requirements to the customer; providing a sales lead that includes the estimated requirements to a contractor, the contractor supplying a first set of solar system components from the solar system vendor and a second set of solar system components from a third-party vendor; configuring all or a portion of the solar system components in accordance with the solar system requirements; shipping the solar system to the customer's site; installing the system on the customer's site; and financing the solar system by providing a loan from a financial institution to the customer, providing periodic payments from the customer to the financial institution, and providing payments from the financial institution to the contractor and from the contractor to the solar system vendor.