Airbnb Partners With SolarCity to Bring Solar Energy to the Home Sharing Community

Airbnb and SolarCity Corp. has announced a new partnership that will connect Airbnb hosts and guests with an affordable and sustainable way to power their homes with solar energy, and are releasing estimates of the environmental benefits of home sharing for travelers.

Through the partnership, SolarCity will offer members of the Airbnb community a rebate – up to $1,000 cash back – on all solar panel systems. The rebate is available to Airbnb members in each market where SolarCity currently operates, and homeowners can choose the solar option that works for their homes. Additionally, new and current SolarCity customers who become Airbnb hosts will receive a $100 Airbnb travel credit.*

Home sharing is a more environmentally sustainable way to travel. Based on methodology developed by Cleantech Group, Airbnb estimates that over the last year, by choosing Airbnb instead of hotels, Airbnb travelers in the US have reduced:

• Water consumption by 4.2 billion liters, the equivalent of 1,700 Olympic size swimming pools

• Greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to keeping 560,000 cars off the road for a year

• Waste generated by 37,000 metric tons

• Energy consumption equivalent to the amount used by 280,000 homes in one year