
SF Chronicle
Homeowners Plugging into Solar
Heather Boerner, Special to The Chronicle
Sunday, August 16, 2009
EXCERPT: It's just another upgrade to me," said Dodds, 50, an electrical contractor. "It's great resell value, like putting in a nice kitchen or bathroom."
But Dodds didn't want to deal with payment plans or leases - and he had the cash. So he wrote Akeena Solar a $20,000 check, and installers snapped the system together in January. Akeena also partners with other companies to offer power purchase agreements. Thirty days later, a $6,000 rebate check from the city and state arrived in his mailbox. He was also planning on taking a 30% tax credit on his federal taxes to further reduce cost.
It was a good choice for him: With monthly presolar electric bills of around $150 a month, he doesn't use enough electricity to make one of the other financing or lease options profitable.
Last month, he had an $11 credit with PG&E
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Electrical contractor Peter Dobbs considers solar panels to be just another upgrade, like the new kitchen, windows and floors he installed in his San Francisco home.
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