{"id":4982,"date":"2010-01-12T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/egg-energy-takes-netflix-style-approach-to-supplying-power-in-the-developing-world-batteries\/"},"modified":"2010-01-12T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T19:15:00","slug":"egg-energy-takes-netflix-style-approach-to-supplying-power-in-the-developing-world-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/egg-energy-takes-netflix-style-approach-to-supplying-power-in-the-developing-world-batteries.php","title":{"rendered":"Egg Energy Takes Netflix-Style Approach To Supplying Power In The Developing World [Batteries]"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Created by a team from MIT and Harvard, Egg Energy<\/a> is taking the Netflix style subscription model and applying it to a very unique for-profit business: supplying energy for populations in developing countries<\/a>.<\/p>

I'm not sure about the value of a dollar in Tanzania, but the Egg Energy's service seems like a decent deal. For a $27 first-year subscription, customers will get their home wired for electricity and receive a fully-charged, relatively compact battery that can be swapped out for a fresh one at a cost of 40 cents. As Earth2Tech<\/a> notes:<\/p>

The company explains in its executive summary that its target customer spends $5 per month on kerosene and $3 per month on AA batteries, with an average total of $96 per year for lighting and the use of a radio. But with eight swaps per month, the annual cost of the service in total is $65. \"Switching to EGG-energy therefore saves a typical household $30.60 a year on its lighting and radio needs,\" says the company.<\/p><\/blockquote>

The first Egg Energy distribution center is already up and running on a well-trafficked route in rural Tanzania. They have acquired 60 customers since November and plan a rapid expansion in the coming year. [Egg Energy on Facebook<\/a> via Eart2Tech<\/a> via @Timoreilly<\/a> via @TomRaferty<\/a>]<\/p>

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