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TACOMA PIERCE HOMES SOLAR POWER FOR HOMEOWNERS

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Turn Key Real Estate

TACOMA HOMES SOLAR POWER:Washington State mandates profitable buy back rates. 

Solar power cuts your power bill; puts money in your pocket.

 

Homeowners.  Here is your opportunity not only to have free electrical power at home but pick up significant dollars.  Special legislation passed in 2009 commands that home generated electrical power fed back in to the grid shall be compensated at 15 cents per killowatt hour.  That means that they pay you 25%               above what you pay them.  In addition,  if you generate with equipment made in the State of Washington, power companies may buy back at the rate of 56 cents per killowatt hour.  That's 450% of what you pay them.  AND, both Tacoma Power and   Puget Sound Energy have agreed to go with the program.  Important facts:

 

*  If you are a technical wizard, you could build your own system out of spare parts found in your basement plus a few rolls of Ducttape, etc.  for under $2000.  We human beings will probably settle for an off-the-shelf model priced at around $10k.  You should probably get your investment back in energy savings in about 10 years.  If you have surplus capacity and sell power at 56 cents /kwh it would pay off even faster.

 

Yes, there is solar energy in the Puget Sound Basin; most of it goes to waste.  With highly efficient, modern systems we could become the OPEC of Solar and those Oil Sheiks would be pouring their petroleum onto the dessert sands!

*  Columbia Bank has an on-the-shelf loan program for homeowners.

*  The key element in this system is the INVERTER; the gadget that makes your electricity in phase with the grid.  The best in the world are made by a company called Outback. Location:    right up here in Arlington, Wash.

*  The other main ingredient are the solar cells; those little gadgets that take in the sun's rays and put out electricity.  Photovoltaic cells.  Fortunately, a new company has recently opened up. Location: ARLINGTON, WASH. 

*  The utilities' participation at th 56 cent level is voluntary.  You must keep in mind that this generous sub sidy could be withdrawn at any time.  A tight budget or Republican majority could end it overnight.

To get started, you could do a lot worse than to connect with:  www. northwestsolargroup.org.  (They meet 3rd Wednesday for dinner.  6 PM at King Oscars.

My recommendation:  if you like saving the planet with solar power and delight  in harnessing the sun's rays to pay your light bill, here's your best chance.  If you also score big cash payments, well good for you.  LIke a bonus, it's nice.  But don't count on it.

Cut electric costs; put money in your pocket.

STEVE FORTSON

Turn Key Real Estate

1310  C  North I St.

Tacoma, 98403

1 888 301 4221

Solar power cuts your power bill; puts money in your pocket.

TACOMA HOMES SOLAR POWER:  State mandates profitable buy-back rates.

 

 

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