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It's been just over a year and the Pennsylvania Solar Rebate Program, which provides incentives for PA residents to go solar has just awarded its 1,000th rebate check. Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger today presented Sally Kauffman, a Montgomery County homeowner, with a rebate check for $10,800 for the for the 4.8 kilowatt (kW) solar system she installed on her home.
The PA Sunshine Program that began just over a year ago has created tremendous results and a number of opportunities for our economy and environment. Not only has the program helped to lower the price of solar energy here in Pennsylvania, but it also provides clean energy at a fixed price to our businesses and homeowners for the next 25 years. Ms. Kauffman is one of the Pennsylvanians who has taken advantage of the benefits that PA Sunshine has to offer. She recently took action with an eye on the future. Since the cost of the sunshine is free and the solar equipment requires little maintenance, Sally is locking in the cost of a portion of her home energy bill for the next couple of decades.
Thanks to the program Pennsylvania has been able to add approximately 10 megawatts (MW) of installed solar capacity. On the residential side, 790 home solar power systems and 137 solar thermal projects have been installed with another 895 solar projects approved for construction. In addition to the clean energy being produced by all these systems, hundreds of jobs have been created and more than $252 million of private matching funds will be injected into Pennsylvania's economy.
Alternative energy will be a key to Pennsylvania and the nation's ability to grow its economy by harnessing the power of new technology to create jobs. PA Sunshine has been instrumental in generating interest in green energy deployment and is a driving force in helping to turn that interest into reality.
If you are inspired to join fellow Pennsylvanians and go solar then let us connect you with local installers who can provide you with competitive quotes. Simply fill out our free estimate form and sit back and wait for the phone to ring. You could be paying less for clean energy sooner than you think!
