In the 80's my ex-husband and I were the first on the block to get Solar Heating. It wasn't something that we set out to do but owning a home was costly to us. With our limited income, we had to find w
ays to cut back.
Our sons were 3 and 5 when we purchased the system. People thought we were nuts and that was the worst way to blow close to $5,000.
As a matter of fact, our families weren't impressed.
I used to laugh....To some we were "HIPPIES!"
We just thought we were frugal.
It was not easy to afford, that's why we financed it! The salesman promised our savings would be more than our monthly payment.
We were skeptical but we were sold! He made promises...Big promises!
- Our savings would be more than the monthly payment
- We would have a never ending supply of hot water, it made sense after-all we live in Florida.
- Even if it rained, we would still have hot water.
All of the above were true. Our hot water seemed to be never ending and it did not matter if it rained or not! As for the savings vs. the monthly payment.
He was right, we experienced savings on our electric immediately and yes the savings exceeded the monthly payment.
Then I read that Florida Power and Light, would rebate us for having Solar Heating! As I researched further, it was true however
we did not qualify.
Why, you had to purchase a system that was authorized by them.
The company we purchased our system through was not included in the list.
If we would have done our research we would have gotten our system for almost nothing.
It was OK, what's done was done and we bought the system regardless of the rebates.
We would just have Florida Power and Light come out to the house and make sure we were energy efficient.
Something that FPL does for FREE!
Today, you can receive a rebate through the Florida's Solar Energy System Incentives Program. Does your state rebate? Florida does.
Florida's Solar Energy System Incentives Program was established in June 2006 to provide financial incentives for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems from July 1, 2006, through Jun
e 20, 2010.
The program, administered by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), provides rebates to Florida residents, businesses, non-profits, and public facilities who purchase and install the following:
Applications for the
rebate must be made within 90 days after purchase of the solar energy equipment.
Back then I had concerns of the environment, today these concerns still exists.
As the population continues to grow we must find a way to preserve some of our natural resources for our children and their children. We have to find alternatives and utilize them.
Today FPL will still come out and test your home for Energy Efficiency. Today it is still free!
Find out if your state rebates...When buying a home remember Florida rebates for Solar Energy systems! For additional information contact Midori Miller today!
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Midori, Great post and full of info. FPL has a great site to where you can log in with your acct number and do a survey and at the end it will show you how you can save money. I cut my bill down by 20%.