The New American Dream
Energy Independence
This website strives to be a solar energy information clearinghouse for American homeowners, business owners and investors. The founders of this site believe that there is a new "American Dream"...Energy Independence. Investing in and using Solar energy has become a matter of economics, a matter of pride, a matter of National Security, a matter of Readiness, a matter of Enviromental responsibility. To those ends our goal is to provide links to the rebates and tax credits homeowners and business owners can get for installing solar electric systems and solar hot water systems. This is a site focused on solar energy uses, solar powered products and investments in solar power industries.
Can I Buy Green Power in My State?
To find out how to purchase renewable energy in your State you can click on your state to find out which organizations offer green power. The results will include utility green pricing programs, retail green power products offered in competitive electricity markets, and renewable energy certificate (REC) products sold separate from electricity.
The Kyocera PV Calculator, is a tool available on the Kyocera website to help you determine the variable costs and benefits of installing a photovoltaic (PV) power system at your home or business. By entering your zip code and estimated annual energy usage, you can view estimated calculations of the following:
- PV system's monthly/daily energy output
- Pollution prevention with your use of solar energy
- Money savings each month on electricity
- Cost of the PV system after rebates and incentives
Kyocera is one of the world's largest vertically-integrated producers and suppliers of solar energy products. Their American solar division is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with regional sales affiliates in the Americas and Australia. Kyocera Solar, Inc. (KSI), their North American solar products subsidiary, serves thousands of customers in both the developed and developing worlds.
DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. Choose databases to search for information on Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency.
The Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP), sponsored by a coalition of public interest nonprofit groups, government agencies, and other organizations in the energy efficiency field, is designed to give consumers and businesses information they need to make use of the federal income tax incentives for energy efficient products and technologies passed by Congress as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and subsequently amended several times.
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All of the latest news and information on green power marketing and renewable electricity, incl. utility green pricing programs, renewable energy certificates, state policies, financial opportunities... brought to you by the US. Department of Energy. Updated weekly.
Federal Tax Credits for Solar are Extended and Raised - October 14th, 2008 - The federal bail out bill included legistlation to extend the federal investment tax credit for solar energy. It also removed the $2000 cap, and so it is now 30% of the price of the system.
What does this mean for you? Well, it means solar pencils out better for everyone $ wise.If you are getting solar installed this year, you can possibly talk to your installer about holding on to the interconnection paperwork until 2009 so you can claim the beefier credit, although they may ask you to float the state rebate for a bit since they canÕt get the state rebate money for their company until they file the interconnection paperworkÉ. this will probably be way worth it in most cases.The most important thing is that it was extended for 8 years, which means we can actually build industry around it instead of having wishy-washy incentives that get patched or revoted on every year.