http://www.greenphillyblog.com Philadelphia's resource for environmental news, companies, events & recycling do's & don'ts Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:19:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2009/11/11/solar-in-pa-crunching-the-numbers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solar-in-pa-crunching-the-numbers http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2009/11/11/solar-in-pa-crunching-the-numbers/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:38:04 +0000 ctbedwell http://greenphillyblog.wordpress.com/?p=3814 Are solar panels feasible for the common homeowner? This week our guest blogger, Clayton Bedwell, shares his industry knowledge on how to calculate financial incentives for solar installations. Over the last decade, growing concern over global warming has pushed federal, state, and local governments to legislatively encourage the implementation of clean and renewable energy sources. Pennsylvania - the Saudi Arabia of coal & natural gas - currently touts some of the most aggressive solar incentives in the country. However, these incentives won't stick around forever and aren't completely straightforward. Below are a few State and Federal incentives currently available - and how to easily calculate them.

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