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Hawaii Solar Rebates and Tax Incentives – Updated!
Aloha, solar powered Hawaii people! We’ve just updated our Hawaii solar incentives and rebates page.It’s wonderful to live in paradise, especially if you have robust solarrebates and incentives to take advantage of all of that sun. Hawaii is in a unique situation in that it’s really on the groundfloor of solar, yet the Islands are [...]
Pending Approval, Xcel to Offer Solar Rebates in Minnesota
Minnesotans looking to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system have reason to be hopeful for the New Year. As we reportedon this blog in June, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy has been developingplans to introduce in Minnesota their Solar Rewards program, its solarrebate initiative already on offer in Colorado and New Mexico. If theMinnesota Public Utilities Commission [...]
Xcel Proposes Reducing its Solar Rebates by $0.50
On Tuesday, Xcel announced that they are planning to reduce thesolar energy rebates by $0.50 in the next month or two, and they wantto reduce their portion of the rebate to $0.05 by 2014. The SolarRewards program currently provides residential and commercial solarsystems with a $3.50 per watt rebate. This consists of a $2 rebate [...]
NY Solar Rebates to Expire Soon
New York currently offers its residents one of the best solar incentive packagesin the country: in addition to the 30 percent federal tax credit, NewYorkers can access a state tax credit (up to $5,000) and a very goodsolar rebate: residential solar installations can receive up to $20,000per project ($2-3/watt up to 8kw), while commercial solar [...]
Another $9.5 Million to Go Towards Colorado Renewable Energy Rebates
On September 30, 2009 Governor Bill Ritter held a conference callwith U.S. Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, to announce further funding forColorado’s efforts towards cleaner energy. They announced that Coloradowould receive $34 million in federal stimulus money for energyefficiency and renewable energy projects. Of that money, $9.5 millionis allocated to expand the Renewable Energy Rebates and [...]
New Jersey Solar Rebates, SRECS, and Incentives
New Jersey gets bad wrap about a lotof things. All those turnpike exits, and that glorious smell as you gopast the oil refineries in the Northern part of the state. But onething you can’t fault the garden state is Solar. In fact, New Jersey isat the top of our 2009 Solar Report Card. It got [...]
Holy Cross Electric adds $250,000 to Solar Rebate Program
Holy Cross Electric in Colorado has announced an additional $250,000 in solar rebates for 2009. Holy Cross has already given out over $1.1 million in rebates thisyear, and given the overwhelming demand, has decided to reallocateother funds into more solar rebates. The rebate will remain at $2 per watt, with a cap of $12,000. For [...]
Connecticut Solar Rebate Returns
This past December, we reportedthat funding for Connecticut’s solar rebate program had run dry. Sixmonths later, the program is back by popular demand. The ConnecticutClean Energy Fund recently announced the re-opening of the Small Solar Rebate Program, effective July 1, 2009: The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announcedthat it has reopened its Small Solar [...]
5 Reasons Why Solar is Now Affordable
Everyoneknows that solar is a great renewable resource, but there’s amisconception out there that it’s not really affordable, especially inthis economy. While this USED to be the case, the last year has reallybrought solar prices down to earth, so to speak. Reason 1: 30% uncapped Federal Tax Credit Thismeans that if you buy a solar [...]