fulfilling your new year's solar resolution
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Agenda
I. Why Go Solar
II. Tax Incentives
I. Federal
II. State
III. Local
III. Deadlines
IV. Why Go Solar Now
2015 New Year’s Solar Resolution
Why Go Solar?
I. Save money for years to come
II. Pay nothing to start saving
III. Energy independence
IV. Increase Your Property Value
Tax Incentives — Federal
Source: http://www.energystar.gov/about/federal_tax_credits
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/07/solar-costs-and-grid-prices-on-a-collision-course
Currently, federal government is covering 30% of the total system cost (through end of 2016) down to 10% starting in 2017
The U.S Gov. invested approximately $300 million on solar in California last year.
Tax Incentives – Federal Continued
Purpose: to kick start the solar industry industry growing at 76%
compound annual growth
http://www.seia.org/policy/finance-tax/solar-investment-tax-credit
State Incentives — Net Energy Metering (NEM)
NEM Cap: 5% NEM Cap Currently Used Up: 2.6%
The CSI (California Solar Initiative) was enacted in 2008 to provide $.20 per Watt.
Tax Incentive — Local
City: Local Incentive
• San Francisco: $.71 per
Watt
• Anaheim: $1.25 per Watt
• Pasadena: $.85 per Watt
• Healdsburg: $.62 per Watt
• Glendale: up to $1.61 per
Watt
• Palo Alto: $0.80 per Watt
Deadlines
I. The federal solar ITC for residential system owners is 30% of the
total system cost until end of 2016, then it goes down to only 10%.
- The IRS current federal tax form for the Investment Credits
is Form 3468, available at www.irs.gov/formspubs.
II. NEM Cap at 5% total. Currently, we are already at 2.6%. No news
on whether the cap will increase in the future.
Potential 2015 Tax Credits
$19,882
$9,378
$2,000
COST OF A 7KW SYSTEM
Local Credit
Federal Credit
Investment
http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/