| California is the leading produce of solar | | | | rebate is a whopping $3.20 per watt.To get |
| electricity in the United States. One of the | | | | your solar rebate, you have to choose whether |
| reasons for this is a rebate program second | | | | to get the rebate upfront or over a |
| to none.How To Get A Rebate for Going Solar | | | | three-year period on your electric bill. The |
| In CaliforniaThe solar rebate system in | | | | upfront rebate sounds good, but the program |
| California comes under a program known as the | | | | only has ten million dollars budgeted, so you |
| Emerging Renewables Program. Through this | | | | better hop on it now.Between state, federal |
| program, utility companies in California | | | | and local governments, financial incentives |
| provide rebate programs for solar, fuel cell | | | | in the form of tax credits, rebates, property |
| and wind power systems used on residences. In | | | | tax discounts, net metering and so on have |
| this article, we focus on the solar rebate | | | | exploded. In some situations, it was actually |
| plans.Under California law, all utility | | | | possible to make a profit on the purchase of |
| companies in the state must provide rebates | | | | a system, particularly if you paid massive |
| to homeowners that purchase, install and use | | | | property taxes and got a major discount for |
| solar panel systems. Put another way, you get | | | | going solar. The State of California has |
| the rebate regardless of whether San Diego | | | | figured this out and now puts caps on |
| Gas and Electric, Pacific Gas and Electric | | | | financial incentives. You can take advantage |
| Company, Southern California Edison or Bear | | | | of the incentives to pay for as much, if not |
| Valley Electric Service is your provider.On | | | | all, of your solar system. You are no longer |
| January 1, 2006, new rebate designations took | | | | allowed, however, to use the incentives to |
| effect. For solar panel systems, the rebate | | | | pay for the system and get cash back!To take |
| is $2.80 per watt until June 2006. The system | | | | advantage of the solar rebates, there are a |
| is limited to a 30 kilo-watt capacity or | | | | few basic requirements. You must be on grid |
| less. For solar thermal electric systems, the | | | | with one of the utilities mentioned above. |