http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/09_16-27/BUSJim Artuso is a man on a mission to spread the word about home solar power.
The Glen Burnie resident is one of more than 700 independent sales agents for a controversial Delaware-based energy startup business called Citizenre.
The company is promising to bring solar power to the masses by allowing homeowners to rent the expensive equipment required at a fraction of the cost needed to buy it. Local experts say it's a claim that can't be fulfilled, a pipe dream likely to damage an infant industry's credibility.
But regardless of whether it can deliver, Citizenre's powerful message is spreading rapidly thanks to local sales agents around the country like Mr. Artuso. More than 20,700 homeowners nationwide - including 78 county residents - have signed up to reserve the company's solar power systems, which won't be ready for installation until sometime next year.
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