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It’s fairly well-known that across the Golden State, more and more Californians are going solar, but the areas where residential solar installations are growing the fastest may come as a surprise.
The nation’s leading residential system installer SunRun teams with PV Solar Report, an industry data analyst organization, to provide stats on California’s solar industry. For their latest installment, PV Solar Report gleaned data from the state’s database of home solar rebate applications to determine the fastest-growing California solar cities.
For example, PV Solar Report founder Stephen Torres noted that “while Apple Valley may not have the most solar in the state, its solar installation numbers grew by almost 70 percent in 2011.”
California’s Top 10 Solar Cities 2012
Here are the cities that made the list:
The report not only counts the number of home solar installations and the rate of growth from one year the next, but looks at the number of solar leases as well. The increase in the number of solar leases is perhaps the most surprising data of all.
In Fresno, for example, out of 459 home PV system installations, 256 were installed as leased systems. It’s a trend that seems likely to continue. Beginning in June of 2001, solar leases began to outpace home solar system purchases. In December of 2011, leasing accounted for over 70 percent of California’s home PV market.
Equally surprising was SunRun’s account of their accomplishments. In 2007, SunRun virtually invented the solar lease model. They have remained the industry leader in solar leasing in California, with twice the market share of any other solar provider.
Their success has led to some pretty astounding statistics. The company boasts 18,000 home solar system installations. As Zach from CleanTechnica wrote in his article about the new data, “Wow, $ 1.5 million/day, one rooftop every 11 minutes! Impressive.”
SunRun describes their leasing program as a “solar power service,” allowing homeowners to use solar electricity in their homes for as little as zero down and letting them simply pay for the solar electricity that the home generates each month. SunRun President Lynn Jurich says it’s because of this option that solar is expanding to more median-income communities, adding that solar service enables homeowners to “lock in a low rate for clean electricity.”
Other fast-growing solar cities that didn’t make the top 10 list include Antioch, Norco and Whittier. Each grew by almost 70 percent last year. The PV Solar Report’s complete list of top-performing cities accounted for almost 7,500 residential systems installed in California last year.
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La NASA reveló que las comunicaciones podrían verse afectadas durante los días miércoles y jueves debido a una tormenta solar de grandes proporciones. teleSUR multimedia.telesurtv.net
Using the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), NASA has sampled the galactic wind that has traveled from outside our solar system. Four types of atoms were found to be different from what we have in our Solar System.
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Using the same legislative and propaganda playbook that led to the Iraq War, the US Government has just officially declared War on Iran
Sunny California is prime real estate for solar energy, and a number of California rebates make home solar systems highly affordable for Golden State residents. The only downside to these programs is that some have limited funding. Homeowners interested in solar panels will want to act soon to take full advantage of all the savings.
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Here are five solar incentive programs that every California homeowner should know.
1. The Federal Incentive Program
The government offers the most generous program. The federal incentive program pays for up to 30 percent of the cost of installing a residential solar system in the form of a tax credit. The program is currently set to expire at the end of 2016.
2. California Solar Initiative
The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) has transitioned its residential rebate program over to your local utility companies. The CPUC oversees the program. The state still exempts renewable energy home improvements from property tax assessments, so installing a PV system won’t raise your property taxes.
The new program offers per-installed-watt rebates from the state’s three major utilities, Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E). It’s a tiered program, with rebates that step down in price as more utility customers participate in the program.
Currently, PGE and SDG&E are at the ninth step of the ten-step program, offering rebates of $ .25 per watt. SCE is at the seventh step of the program, offering $ .65 per watt.
Municipal utilities offer rebates as well, some of them substantially more generous than those offered by the larger utilities, although annual funds are generally limited. Of course, if you live in one of California’s top solar cities, your rebates are likely generous. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, for example, just moved to step six of their ten-step program, offering $ 1.62 per watt.
3. Single-family Affordable Homes (SASH) Program
Low-income Californian homeowners may be eligible to receive free or greatly-discounted home PV systems under the CPUC’s SASH program. Residents must be PG&E, SCE or SDG&E customers to qualify and must meet income requirements.
Generally, households earning less than 50 percent of the area’s median income levels may apply for a free 1-kilowatt home solar system. Households earning between 50 percent and 80 percent of median incomes may qualify for $ 4.75 per watt to $ 7.00 per watt rebates. SASH is administered by the non-profit organization GRID Alternatives.
4. New Solar Homes Partnership
The CPUC offers cash rebates to home builders who build houses with solar electrical systems built in. The New Solar Homes Partnership has been a huge success, and it’s likely the program will meet its goal of 400-megawatt capacity by 2016.
5. Thermal Rebate Program
The three major Californian utilities offer tiered rebate programs for solar water heating systems, too. Currently, all three utilities are in the first of a four-step program. Homeowners who replace a natural gas system can expect rebates of about $ 1,500. Those who replace electric systems can expect about $ 1,000.
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Solar-powered LED Flashlight w/ Keychain
- Solar panel converts sun or ambient light to recharge
- 3 hours of operation after 30 minutes’ exposure to light
- Three bright LED lights
- Easily fits in pocket or purse
- Never be without light again!
Imagine a flashlight small enough to attach to your keychain, but with three powerful LED lights, and it never needs batteries! This is the Solar Flashlight Keychain. A small solar panel on the back of the flashlight converts light to energy to power the bright LED lights. No cranking or shaking needed. Even ambient light is enough to keep this tough flashlight shining brightly! On your keychain, always ready! Size 2 ½ ” x 1 ½ “x ½ “.
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198 beer can, hollowed out and glued together in a box. the box in insulated on every side beside the glass. there’s 2 chambers at the top and bottom of the heater, where cold air is collected and forced through the hollowed out beer can columns, the columns are heated by the sun which in turn heats the air. the top chamber collects the air and directs the air through the exhaust pipe.
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