Pamela, our little solar bird, wants to know how serious you are about installing solar on your house. Cause, you know she’s curious. Cause, curiousity is her bag. Couldn’t you tell by the inquisitive look on her mug?
Take the quiz and she’ll let you know how serious you are! She’s good like that. That’s one of the reasons we why we hired her. She also works for breadcrumbs and swiftly responds to Craigslist postings.
The SolarPowerRocks.com solar power seriousness quiz!
Arizona, you rock for solar. I’ve just updated Arizona page, and I have to say that the state and the legislators and utilities have come a long, long, way since our last review of the page. They’ve come a long way with rich incentives and a new net metering policy which requires most utilities to pay you for the extra solar juice your panels produce. Read the full Arizona page here, but here’s the bottom line: For an average 5kW system in the greater Phoenix area, this is what you get for solar rebates and incentives:
Cost Before Incentives: $35,000 (5000watts x $7/watt) (Don’t panic!)
State Rebate: subtract $15,000 ($3/watt x 5000 watts)
30% Federal tax credit: subtract $6,000 (calculated after State rebate)
Arizona State tax credit: subtract $1000
Years to Payback: 10 years (Using Net Metering and “Time of Use” TOU rate (Schedule ET-1) That means you get about 80% of your electric costs free after 10 years. Not bad.
Estimated NET cost:$13,000
Oh, yeah. This helps too:
Greenhouse Gas (CO2) Saved: 9618lbs/year, or like not driving 11,500 miles a year.
New monthly electric bill with solar (first year): What used to be a $100 average bill without solar is now about $15/month average.
