Now small solar power systems are attractive, reliable and pollution-free, and they are becoming more and more affordable all the time. Solar technology uses both direct and scattered sunlight and there is plenty across the nation. While solar energy works well across the nation, it works best in areas where there is more sunlight such as the southwest. Installing a solar water heater should reduce your water heating bill by 50%-80% on average. If you build a solar system into a new house, the 30 year mortgage will increase around $15 a month, but tax incentives you receive will reduce that amount.
Solar energy is here to stay and 2008 is a good time to look into the detail to see if solar energy will benefit your home or business.
www.dsire.org is a website that gives all the incentives, tax credits, and exemptions available for installing solar systems. Check out your state. Below are some resources for more information:
- Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)
- American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
- American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)
- American Public Power Association (APPA)
- American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
- American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
- Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)
- Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA)
- Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
- Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)
- Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)
- Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
- National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
- National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
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