subject: Investing in Solar Energy for Your Home [print this page] Investing in Solar Energy for Your Home Investing in Solar Energy for Your Home
Through the State of Louisiana and Federal incentives and rebates up to 80% of an initial investment in sustainable energy is recoup after the following tax season. By choosing to empower yourself with the purchase of your solar power system, you hedge against rising energy costs. Giving yourself the cheapest electricity rates in the country. A solar system in Louisiana is expected to give a return on investment of approximately 8 years and will continue to perform well into 25+ years of service. By using historical inflationary rates and increased cost of electricity totaling +%2.5 annually, one can expect their initial investment to return 3-5 times through the life of a solar system. Annual rates of returns in excess of +%8 annually make Solar energy for your home a great investment. Virtually beating any federally secured loans available to home owners.
Solar Power as an Investment in Humanity
Whether or not you want to believe the current hype about global warming or global climate change, no one can argue that pumping pollutants into our environment can't be beneficial to anyone, but the people that are collecting your monthly electricity bills. Whether or not it is the burning of fuel, oil or diesel, strip mining coal and burning it clean or not, does not return the wasted resources of our natural environment. Solar power only requires less than two years of run time to return the initial energy costs put into the manufacturing and shipping of the equipment. No energy sources other than wind and tidal energies have the potential energy capabilities to pay off the solar electric components energy consumption in a clean and responsible manner. Thus creating sustainable choices for future generations to enjoy the beauty and bounties nature has to provide us. Solar Power increases buyer Demand If your considering selling your home soon you should consider adding solar to your home. Currently homes in the Green Market development have been outselling conventional housing up to a 3:1 ration in some markets. Consumers even with little consideration of theenvironment see the benefit in reduced energy bills for the home. By making your home energy efficient it makes it eligible through the FHA for low interest loans and increases the buying power of potential buyers.These be systems can generally installed with little or no out of pocket expenses.
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