APS offers Renewable Energy Incentive Program opportunities to homeowners and businesses who install various renewable energy sources. Amounts will vary based on the type of technology used and the scope of your project. For example, APS now offers homeowners $.60 per kWh incentive for grid PV Systems for their utility customers. This is down significantly from the 2011 $1.00 per kWh incentive. However, with the decrease in panel costs and the leasing programs now offered through Harmon Solar, you can still go solar for less money out of pocket than you would have paid last year. Criteria for the APS Renewable Energy … → Read more

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The sun’s energy stirs up atoms in solar materials, and creates electrical charges that are drawn off as electricity. The most efficient kinds of solar panel materials are called photovoltaic. At Harmon Solar, we use advanced photovoltaic solar products for installations on residential and commercial structures. In Tucson, Arizona, real estate investors wanted to save on energy bills and improve the value of an investment property. The investors had avoided the pitfalls in the recent mortgage crises, and found themselves in the enviable position to improve their properties. They hoped that with the energy savings from installing solar products, they might also be able to afford to … → Read more

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Solar panels are becoming a very popular choice among homeowners who are trying to save on energy bills and be environmentally friendly. Solar panels work by collecting the sun’s UV rays during the day and converting those rays into usable electricity. Solar energy is also good for the environment because it does not add any CO2 emissions into the air, like some other energy choices. Solar panels are typically installed on the roof of the house, where it can collect the most rays from the sun. The average installation requires between 300-600 square feet of space. After easy installation of … → Read more

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If you want to become energy independent, but need to wait on installing a solar system, there are small steps you can take. → Read more

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Bill would extend solar tax credits for 8 years and eliminate cap on residential installations SEIA expects the Senate to debate and pass legislation that extends the federal solar investment tax credits (ITC) for 8 years. Indications are that H.R. 6049, the Baucus-Grassley Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, will pass with bipartisan support today. The Senate will vote on the bill in a series of amendments to H.R. 6049. The first on renewable energy tax credits, including the solar ITC, is expected to pass overwhelmingly as early as noon today. Three other votes will include an alternative minimum … → Read more