News Tagged ‘installations’
How to Finance your Solar Panels
There are plenty of options if your goal is to reduce or eliminate your electric bill with solar panels.
SDG&E Requests 7% Rate Hike
I wrote in my last blog post that San Diego Gas and Electric would raise rates on consumers following their increase in insurance premiums. Well, here we go!
If PACE gets killed, how will solar panels be financed in San Diego?
Politics aside, this is an extremely important program that will help so many people install solar panels, when they would otherwise not be able to do so.
Solar Rebate Programs are Working in California
There are 2 main sources of rebates that will help with financing solar installations. These solar rebates are the California Solar Initiative and the New Solar Homes Partnership.
Democrats take action for PACE solar loans
PACE loans will permit homeowners to finance their installations through their property taxes.
In Regards to Solar: Why California Politicians Need to Act Quickly
Please urge your California State representatives to pass a bill to increase the capacity for Net Energy Metering.
San Diego Increases Fees for Solar Permit from $95 to $565
We have moved from being the 3rd-cheapest place in the county to get a permit for a photovoltaic system to the 2nd most expensive.
California Begins Solar Water-Heating Rebates
The goal of the program is to install 300,000 solar hot water systems by 2017.
SDG&E vs. Solar Installation
Homeowners in San Diego can not eliminate San Diego Gas and Electric. We can at least limit their ability to raise rates with a solar electric system.
California FIRST Financing Program for Solar Through Property Taxes
This program establishes long-term financing for solar energy systems in unincorporated areas of San Diego County.
SDG&E’s Proposal Does Not Support Solar
SDG&E wants to unfairly target conservative users, fixed income retirees, and people who don’t run their appliances all day.
SunPower Gets Knocked Off its Pedestal in California
Competition among solar installation companies for lower solar panel prices will drive the industry.
Computer Model Estimates Impact of Future Energy Rates
A group called the Energy Policy Initiatives Center at the University of San Diego’s law school released a computer model to estimate future electric rates in California.
San Diego’s CleanTECH Wins $154M in Stimulus Funds
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the winners of the federal stimulus funding in San Diego. CleanTECH wins while SDG&E loses.
Solar Installation Costs Fall Because of Incentives and Rebates
The report, by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, identified that the average installed costs paid by the system owner prior to receipt of any incentives fell from $10.80/W in 1998 to $7.50/W in 2008.
