When you factor in Federal tax incentives, State tax incentives and utility company buy-backs solar installations is pretty close to free. This, a statement made by Solar Sam CEO of Solar Systems USA. I mean forget about storm chasing roofers, but what about government subsidy chasers? When things are for free, every man and his dog get accreditation and starts installing.
We all remember the insulation debacle of the 80's. .....The Subsidies were so high that it covered 120%-150% of a standard house's installation costs, so it wasn't just free; it was a larger profit for the installers than otherwise possible. Installers (both experienced and opportunistic) received lots of training and information about how to do it 'The American Government Way' and then set about bidding contracts. Coverage of the subsidies was high so there was no shortage of customers, and for a while there it was an easy ride for most insulation installation businesses. So good, that trickier jobs like double stories or big commercial roofs were left by the way side, installers choosing instead to cherry pick the easy jobs. Typical huh?
Talk about a major subsidy program! The program was so over-run with opportunity seekers, from tele-marketers to "Bat insulation importers" that insulation companies were popping up all over the place. People taking up this opportunity were so off the charts that the country ran out of bat insulation! Companies were actually going to door to door bidding and estimating insulation services.
You see the problem was that subsidies available initially could be used for either insulation or solar, but not both. (Allot of people don't know that) Solar carried a hefty cost at the time due to the "Grid" not being available for storage so most people chose to use their subsidy for insulation - something they could get completely for free and know that solar costs would reduce over time as the technology development costs reduced.
A US government spokesperson for the department of renewable energy said that so far, knock on wood, there have not been a lot of issues with fraud and safety. Shoddy installation practices, low cost or no quality products are not being used yet and integrity within the solar power industry seems to be high. (Let's hope it stays that way) The spokes person for the green energy subsidy said that a checks and balances system is in place. For the record the Federal tax incentive covers up to a 10KW system on residential structures and is payable within the following tax year.
So are we seeing a new version of the insulation debacle yet? Is it just a matter of time or will it not happen at all? This USA based installer of solar systems thinks not. Besides the rebates in this case don't mean a FREE installation, the marketing activities hasn't kicked off to quite the same level, and t safety issues seem likely to have a lower impact and also less likely to happen at all.
If you are seeking to find quality solar PV and solar thermal products in the US and abroad then America's best and most affordable is www.solarsystemsusa.net - The writer of this article is Nathan Thompson CEO of Solar Systems USA, Inc.
We all remember the insulation debacle of the 80's. .....The Subsidies were so high that it covered 120%-150% of a standard house's installation costs, so it wasn't just free; it was a larger profit for the installers than otherwise possible. Installers (both experienced and opportunistic) received lots of training and information about how to do it 'The American Government Way' and then set about bidding contracts. Coverage of the subsidies was high so there was no shortage of customers, and for a while there it was an easy ride for most insulation installation businesses. So good, that trickier jobs like double stories or big commercial roofs were left by the way side, installers choosing instead to cherry pick the easy jobs. Typical huh?
Talk about a major subsidy program! The program was so over-run with opportunity seekers, from tele-marketers to "Bat insulation importers" that insulation companies were popping up all over the place. People taking up this opportunity were so off the charts that the country ran out of bat insulation! Companies were actually going to door to door bidding and estimating insulation services.
You see the problem was that subsidies available initially could be used for either insulation or solar, but not both. (Allot of people don't know that) Solar carried a hefty cost at the time due to the "Grid" not being available for storage so most people chose to use their subsidy for insulation - something they could get completely for free and know that solar costs would reduce over time as the technology development costs reduced.
A US government spokesperson for the department of renewable energy said that so far, knock on wood, there have not been a lot of issues with fraud and safety. Shoddy installation practices, low cost or no quality products are not being used yet and integrity within the solar power industry seems to be high. (Let's hope it stays that way) The spokes person for the green energy subsidy said that a checks and balances system is in place. For the record the Federal tax incentive covers up to a 10KW system on residential structures and is payable within the following tax year.
So are we seeing a new version of the insulation debacle yet? Is it just a matter of time or will it not happen at all? This USA based installer of solar systems thinks not. Besides the rebates in this case don't mean a FREE installation, the marketing activities hasn't kicked off to quite the same level, and t safety issues seem likely to have a lower impact and also less likely to happen at all.
If you are seeking to find quality solar PV and solar thermal products in the US and abroad then America's best and most affordable is www.solarsystemsusa.net - The writer of this article is Nathan Thompson CEO of Solar Systems USA, Inc.
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