Comments on: Tax Credits Passed!

By: Welcome to the Revolution

Welcome to the Revolution — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:30:10 +0000

[...] Increased competition among solar integrators continues to drive down installation costs; and a renewed ‘cap free’ solar tax credit has pushed investment returns on solar systems into double digits for many customers. Most [...]

By: Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:42:28 +0000

Why was the $2,000 cap not lifted for residential solar water heating projects?

Answer: Although House and Senate staff agreed to lift the $2,000 cap for
solar water heating projects, members of the Solar Thermal Division of
SEIA voted overwhelming to maintain the cap.

Link to document.

http://seia.org/galleries/pdf/ITC_Frequently_Asked_Questions_10_9_08.pdf

By: Mike Atencio

Mike Atencio — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:54:20 +0000

First off to my republican friends, it was not a Democrat that got the country into this mess nor was it the democrats that came up with the bailout bill. The solar credits were long overdue and someone had the guts to put them in there. Democrats are not socialists as McPain and Failin have declared, we care about people. People work, people receive pay, people buy from corporations and people make the engine work – not big business and multi-trillionaires. The cap and rebates should have been removed years ago. Bush wouldn’t permit it because of HIS special interests. He’s on the way out so it’s okay for him to let it go through. And, by the way, I’ve paid a lot more taxes under Reagan, Bush and little Bush and never saw a thing. With Clinton I paid a little more and got a lot more for it.
Thanks

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:11:36 +0000

I wish the credit applied in 08, I would really like to have system set up this year.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:44:38 +0000

Has anyone confirmed the solar thermal cap removal? Any investment in sustainable energy regardless of what piece of legislation it is tied to is good for everyone. I can not believe that our country is so far behind others when it comes to clean energy. We should have been investing in this stuff decades ago instead of sub-prime mortgage lenders.

By: David Llorens

David Llorens — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:22:45 +0000

Eric, Our mistake, gonna add that today. sorry

Luis, if you were interconnected in 08 then you have to file for the credit in 08, so no. However I am not a tax professional so please consult with your tax professional before listening to anything I ever have to say even if it’s about how to make margaritas.

Jim, we have no position on the bailout part itself, we’re just happy about the solar stuff.

By: vic

vic — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:22:47 +0000

Well, I don’t agree with the “whatever it takes” philosophy, but it’s good to hear about support for sensible energy. I just hope McCain doesn’t get elected because we’ll just keep going down the toilet in terms of a full-fledged refusal to support the inevitable. Oil men should never run the country.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:57:50 +0000

This bailout was a horrible idea no matter what got tacked onto it. There were so many viable options but none were considered. It’s sad that representatives no longer represent, this is the first time I’ve read about anyone not hating this bailout. The free market works, we should have let these clowns sink, it’s called thinning the herd. Stupid decisions used to have consequences.

These things that got tacked on could have been passed by themselves without me, my children, and their children going into debt against our will.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:41:09 +0000

It would be great to credit the photo you are using next time. Maybe provide a link. Penelope's Loom.com

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:58:14 +0000

Wow, I’m all for natural energy solutions and tax credits but this is a bit naïve. Here’s an even better deal; you give me your paycheck at the end of the week. I’ll just take $350.00 to give to corporate farmers but I’ll give you back a quarter only so long as you use it to buy organic food.

This isn’t good news at all. It gets even worse when one considers the long term damage of the $700billion dollar govt looting and this injection in conjunction with other money creation that happened at the same time without any media coverage or massive bill; increased abuse and inevitable inflation. Which of course is just the decrease in the value of the dollar, which means it’s going to end up costing you more to buy stuff now anyway as a result of these actions.

This is just chocolate icing on a nuclear warhead, placed there in hopes something so trivial in the larger scheme of things would pacify the masses into allowing their own destruction and even celebrate it.

Sorry to be a downer; nice fireworks though.