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New England
Solar Guide .com. Solar power, energy for home heating, lighting and
a cleaner world. The time has come where we as a society need to seriously
explore alternative energies such as wind, hydro and solar power. The cost
to our economy is too great. The cost to our environment could be fatal.
Solar is a clean and renewable energy derived from the light and radiant
heat from the Sun. Solar radiation along with other solar elements such
as wind and hydroelectricity account for the majority of the renewable
energy sources available to us. New England Solar Guide is here to offer
solutions for our little part of the world.
| The New England region can
benefit from the conversion to solar power as much as any region in the
country. Heating oil use is concentrated in the Northeast Census Region,
with 36 percent of those households using the fuel in 1997, compared with
only 3 percent for the rest of the United States. While much of the information
relating to solar power & energy is universally applicable, New England
Solar Guide is designed to provide information on solar related vendors,
installers and products for the New England states of Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. |
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We hope the tools and resources
presented on New England Solar Guide will help you better understand the
solar options available to you. From solar energy, solar llighting and
home heating to information about solar cells and panels. There are so
many in the New England region that can benefit from solar power, from
rooftop panels in downtown Boston to solar powered water heaters in Rhode
Island. Solar sunrooms on Cape Cod to Solar lighting in Connecticut. From
Maine to Vermont, when it comes to solar energy, the sky really is the
limit!
The tax benefits for those in
New England of converting to solar heat are substantial. In October 2008,
the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" was signed into law.
Solar Energy Systems Tax credits are available for qualified solar water
heating and photovoltaic systems. These tax credits are available for systems
which are placed in service from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2016.
The tax credit offered is for 30% of the cost of the system, up to $2,000.
After December 31, 2008, this $2,000 cap will be removed for photovoltaic
systems (but not solar water heaters).
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