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Old 10-21-2011, 07:31 AM  
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Originally Posted by TheDoc View Post
A 3k sq foot house costs roughly $8-15k to have solar installed.... divide that over 5 years and it's cheaper than your electric bill is monthly, meaning it instantly starts returning on the investment, without a single tax break - and it instantly increase the value of your house - paying for it again when you sell the house.

The buy back is a bonus, you don't need it to get a return on your investment.

It helps States to get people on Solar, the tax benefit helps us in the long run more than it hurts... they're helping resupply the very over used power grids and they take none off of it, decreasing the strain on it.
except that the solar panels don't come close to covering the cost of electric on a 3k sq ft house unless you're in a very specific climate and don't heat or cool your house with electric.
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