Joy: WELCOME BACK TO "OZARKS
LIVE".
WE ARE HERE WITH CALEB ARTHUR
AND WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN IN
THE BACK?
TOM, TED.
Tom: TED!
A FORMER METEOROLOGIST, THAT
GUY.>> I RECOGNIZED HIM FROM
AROUND HERE.
NOW WITH SON SOLAR, HOW ARE YOU
GUYS DOING?
GREAT, THANKS FOR HAVING US.
Tom: TELL US ABOUT SONNY AND
SOLAR.
SON AND SOLAR WAS BORN OUT
OF A HOPING DREAM IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT GROWING UP IN A
FAMILY OWNED COMPANY AND I
DECIDED WHEN I WAS IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT I WANTED TO BE ABLE
TO HELP MORE PEOPLE I COULD IN
THAT CAREER AND BUILT A STRONG
MILLHOUSE AS A SUPER
ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSE IN
MISSOURI.
EVERYBODY STARTED TALKING ABOUT
IT AND WE PUT SOLAR PANELS
BEHIND THE HOUSE AND CREATED A
WEBSITE AND 7 1/2 YEARS LATER
WE GOT OVER 100 EMPLOYEES, OVER
4000 CUSTOMERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES LIKE
TED THAT ARE DEDICATED.
TED JUST CELEBRATED HIS FOURTH
YEAR AT SUN AND SOLAR.
I REMEMBER SITTING ON YOUR
PATIO AS A MATTER FACT SAYING I
THINK THIS SOLAR THING IS
INTERESTING.
I HEARD YOU ON THE RADIO AND
STARTED RESEARCHING IT AND THE
REST IS HISTORY.IT'S REALLY
TAKEN OFF.
WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES SOME
SOLAR DIFFERENT?
A LOT OF THINGS, CALEB FOR
ONE THING BUT FIRST OF ALL I
JUST TALKED TO CALEB SAT ON THE
OTHER DAY, THE WHOLE FAMILY
WORKS THERE.
HIS DAD, UNCLE, MOM.
SHE CHECKS IN ONCE IN A WHILE.
IT IS A TIGHTKNIT GROUP AND A
LOCAL SUCCESS STORY AND THAT'S
WHAT I REALLY BECAUSE SOUL HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.IT'S
BEEN ON THE WEST COAST FOR A
LONG TIME BUT LITERALLY CALEB
BROUGHT IT TO MISSOURI.
IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
Joy: YOU SAID YOU SAVING ON
UTILITY BILLS MAYBE ELIMINATING
THEM, WHO DOESN'T WANT TO DO
THAT BUT THE AVERAGE PERSON
WHO'S ON THE GRID HERE, HOW DO
YOU TRANSITION TO SOLAR, IT'S
HARD, WHAT YOU DO?
IT'S PRETTY EASY WHAT WE DO
IS IT'S AN EDUCATIONAL THING
FOR US SO WE SIT DOWN AND WE
SAY HERE'S WHAT YOUR UTILITY
BILL IS, HERE'S WHAT IT CAN BE
WITH SOLAR, HERE'S WHAT YOUR
SAVINGS WOULD BE AND THEN OF
COURSE PEOPLE CAN PAY CASH OR
SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN FOR SOLAR
AND THEY CAN EITHER ONLY
THROUGH THE PAYMENT PLAN OR LET
US OWN IT TO WHERE THEY DON'T
HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT, THEY DON'T
HAVE TO PUT INSURANCE ON IT SO
MOST OF WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE
ARE BECOMING THE NEW UTILITY
COMPANY BY GIVING THEM A LOWER
COST OF ENERGY FOR THE NEXT 25
YEARS.
BY THE WAY THAT IS UNIQUE TO
SOLAR ANOTHER THING THAT IS
IMPRESSIVE, YOU BEEN AROUND FOR
A WHILE AND THEN A LOT OF
BUSINESS WE CAN PUT TOGETHER
PACKAGES AND DEALS THAT MAKE IT
EASIER TO DO IT.>> Tom: THE
ONE THING I THINK THAT PEOPLE
FIRST THING THAT POPS INTO MY
HEAD IS WHAT IS THE UPFRONT,
WHAT IS THE UPFRONT COST.
MY GOING TO REALLY SAY OR AM I
GOING TO SAY 20 YEARS FROM NOW.
WE HAVE OPTIONS YOU CAN DO
FOR NO MONEY DOWN AND SAVE
MONEY DAY ONE OFF YOUR UTILITY
BILL.
MOSTLY HOW WE SET IT UP IS YOU
GO SOLAR, YOU DON'T PUT ANY
MONEY DOWN, YOUR SOLAR GETS
TURNED ON, YOU ELIMINATE
HOWEVER MUCH YOUR ELECTRIC BILL
IF YOU WANT TO END YOUR SOLAR
PAYMENT KICKS AND SO IT ALL
WORKS IN UNISON PERFECTLY WE
DON'T EVER GET LIKE A DOUBLE
UTILITY BILL OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT.
WE THINK ABOUT BIG
EXPENDITURES LIKE REMORTGAGE,
CAR PAYMENTS, THESE ARE THINGS
THAT YOU ARE DISCIPLINED ENOUGH
I SUPPOSE YOU CAN MAKE THOSE GO
AWAY BUT IF YOU MAKE YOUR POWER
BILL GO AWAY SO IF YOU'RE
AFFORDING THAT THEN SOLAR IS A
NO-BRAINER FOR ANYBODY
BASICALLY.
IT'S REALLY EASY TO DO.
WHAT ABOUT RECENT
INSTALLATIONS LIKE WATER PEOPLE
UP TO?
WE HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE
MAP.
WE HAVE OUR HEADQUARTERS IN
SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI AND BOUGHT
OUR BUILDING, GOT EMPLOYEES
MOVED HERE TO SPRINGFIELD FROM
MISSOURI SO NOT FAR DOWN THE
ROAD SO REALLY A LOT OF THE
STUFF WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WE
DID A LARGE SOLAR AND SULFUR
OZARKS FOOD HARVEST.
THEY PROVIDE A TON OF RESOURCES
TO THE FOOD BANK IN SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI.
THEY ARE A NONPROFIT SO THEY
CAN'T USE THE FEDERAL TAX
CREDITS THAT HOMEOWNERS OR
COMPANIES ARE USING.
WE TEAMED UP WITH CHARLIE
O'REILLY AND SOME OF HIS FAMILY
AND THEY HELP PURCHASE THE TAX
CREDITS AND WE GAVE OZARKS FOOD
THE LEASE PAYMENT SO THEY
DIDN'T HAVE TO COME UP WITH
MONEY OUT OF POCKET AND THEY
REDUCE THEY SAVE MONEY,
IT'S NOT A PREMIUM THEY HAVE TO
PAY FOR SOLAR.
IT'S A DISCOUNTED PAYMENT THEY
MAKE FOR SOLAR.
Tom: I LIKE THIS IDEA OF
SAVING MONEY FROM DAY ONE IT'S
LIKE NOTHING UPFRONT AND
THERE'S NO AS HE SAID NO
RESIDUAL.
I'M NOT GOING TO GET A BILL
TWO MONTHS FROM NOW.
SOME PEOPLE SAY IS TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE SO EVEN THOUGH WE
HAVE 4000+ CUSTOMER HOW MANY
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVE IN THE
STATE THAT SAY IT'S A
NO-BRAINER.
IT'S ABOUT DEVELOPING
RELATIONSHIP, THAT IS WHY TED
IS SO STRONG AND AS BEING AN
ENERGY CONSULTANT BECAUSE THEY
SEEN HIM FOR YEARS.
AS A METEOROLOGIST, THEY TRUST
HIM AND WHEN HE SITS DOWN AND
SAYS THIS IS IT TOO GOOD TO BE
TRUE.
I KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU.
[LAUGHING]
YOU HAVE THE SCIENTIFIC MIND
TO SO IF YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW
STRUCTURE OR YOU ARE ALREADY IN
YOUR HOME AND CONSIDERING IT,
WHY NOT AT LEAST HAVE A
CONVERSATION.
YES.
HOW DO PEOPLE REACH YOU?
OUR PHONE NUMBER IS
417-413-1786.
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT US
SOME SOLAR.com OR GOING TO
GOOGLE AND TYPE IN SOME SOLAR
WE ARE DOMINATING THE HEADLINE.
PAST THE ARTICLES AND YOU'LL
GET TO US OVER THE YEARS SO
THEY GIVE YOU GUYS ALWAYS COME
OUT TO INTERVIEW US.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING
ON WITH SOLAR, IT'S VERY
POLITICAL IT SEEMS LIKE AND
SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE A
NONPARTISAN ISSUE BUT WE'VE HAD
TARIFFS FROM THE PRESIDENT AND
ALL THESE THINGS OVER THE
YEARS.
AS LONG AS WERE TALKING
ABOUT IT, IT'S ALL GOOD.
IT DOESN'T RUN OUT EITHER.
NO.