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Lock in your electric costs now
by producing your own electricity before the power company raise rates
AGAIN. (SDG&E just announced 30% rate hikes and PG&E announced a 12% rate
hike.) The Obama Administration intends more financial penalties
for the Electric Power Industry in order to encourage conversion to clean
renewable energy sources. This will result in significantly higher energy
rates to the consumer in the near future.
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Help the environment: Sun-generated
power is clean -- no pollution, noise or fossil fuels. A typical 6 kilowatt
system will eliminate 120 tons of carbon dioxide over its 30+ year lifetime.
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Gain energy independence:
While everyone in your neighborhood is
experiencing brown outs or black outs, you will still enjoy full power.
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Large
rebate from the state of California
due to the California Solar Initiative bill.
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Federal Tax Credit
equal to 30% of the total cost of your solar system.
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5 Year Accelerated Capital
Depreciation for businesses and some
home based offices.
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Receive credits with the local
power utility for the excess
electricity that your solar power
system produces.
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Installation costs of a solar energy
system does not affect the
assessed taxable value of your property.
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Increase
the value of your home: According to
a recent study from the Appraisal Institute, the selling price of a home
increases by $20.73 for every $1 decrease in annual electric bills. Using
this 20:1 multiplier, a saving of about $200 per month ($2,400
annually)—will increase the market value of your home by $48,000.
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Solar panels are considered a
status symbol in Japan. With the
"Green" environmental movement well underway in the US, residential solar
equipment is very quickly becoming en vogue.
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