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Residential PV Federal Tax Credit
At GoGreenSolar.com, we are often asked about the federal tax credits that apply to customers who use solar electric systems to power their homes. Though we’re not tax experts, we’ve spent some time gathering information about these federal tax incentives for residential PV installations. Here’s what we’ve learned: The federal government offers tax credits to [...]
3 Great Ways to Lower Energy Costs With Alternative Energy
A large number of homeowners are unable to grapple with the rising energy costs. Over 85% of the energy used in the world is from non-renewable resources. Remember, “Time’s winged chariot hurrying near,” as all the non-renewable resources may deplete in near future. Therefore, it may compel us to rely only on the renewable [...]
RIP: Florida Solar Subsidies (but that’s okay)
What was once true has become a myth. In years past, it didn’t make much sense to install solar panels (solar electric/photovoltaic modules) from a financial standpoint without generous subsidies, rebates, and incentives. The payback period was too long for most investors (see my article on the folly of the payback metric here). Except for [...]
Go Green and Lower Your Taxes?
Governments are now encouraging its citizens to honor and advocate the Go Green project that was initiated years back. However, compared with the preceding project, the Go Green act is now looking to secure more supporters by stringing in the activity with an incentive a lot of citizens will surely be interested in – tax [...]
What to Expect With a Mass Save Energy Assessment
In an effort to better understand the process our customers go through for a solar installation in Massachusetts, my husband and I participated in a Mass Save energy assessment. My first reaction is why isn’t everyone getting one. The time invested in the one- to two-hour process is well spent. Mass Save is an initiative [...]
Energy Efficient Lighting Could Save U.S. $9 Billion
TheEnergy Policy Act of 2005 called for the highly criticized extension ofDaylight Savings in an effort to reduce energy use, particularly the use of incandescent lighting. Incandescent lamps (ILs) have taken a lot of heat over the past few years across the globe, and are starting to be replaced with newer, more efficientlighting technologies like [...]
New Windows to Save Empire State Building $4.4M Annually
Four separate organizations are teaming to make energy efficiency improvements tothe Empire State Building – one of the most historic and widely recognized landmarks in the United States. The Clinton Climate Initiative, Rocky Mountain Institute, Jones LangLaSalle and Johnson controls will together pay for newly installedinsulated windows, lighting upgrades and improved HVAC — a feat thatwill cut the Empire [...]
Will SRECs Save the U.S. Solar Industry?
California may be the America’s reigning Little Germany for PVinstallations, but states with Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC)markets may be where new solar dreams are made. Results from theinaugural SEIA/GTM Research U.S. SolarInsight™ (to be launched at Solar Power International in mid-October) show that the seven states with SREC markets haveinstalled a combined 110 [...]
Save Materials and Saving Costs with PV
The photovoltaics industry has to be increasingly frugal with its raw materials in order to survive in the price war. The role model, as isoften the case, is the microelectronics industry.Applied Materials Baccini, considered one of the leading equipment providers, was featured in the latest issue of Sun & Wind Energy Magazine. The following is a short [...]