Thursday
You have options to lower Electric Bills -Benefits of Solar Hot Water
Well GOOD NEWS with your Electric Bill, You DO have Options to combat the never ending increases from FPL.(see latest increases here)
The very best way to LOWER your electric bills immediately is to part ways from that "ENERGY HOG" called your "Electric" Hot Water tank and move over to a Solar Hot Water system... You will save $70-$90 per month immediately ($80 x 12 months = $960 x 5 years is almost $5000 and that doesn't factor in any FPL increases, so it's actaully way over $5000 and probably closer to $6000.
When you invest in a Solar Hot Water System it puts you on the road to FREE Hot Water with a payback of 2 - 3 years and we all know how fast the years go bye....bye :-(
The Benefits to you:
- Reduce your energy bills by 30%
- Environmentally friendly
- Make a difference by helping to reduce greenhouse emissions by reducing your dependency on your electric or gas water heater
- Add Value to your home and if you sell your home, It's Nice to say "THIS HOUSE has FREE Hot Water". A way better upgrade then new carpet & fresh paint, even though that helps as well.
- Extends the expected life of your residential hot water tank.
- Qualifies for the 30% Federal Tax Credits
A Solar Hot Water System from Abundant Energy, Inc. is a great way you can offset the never ending increases. An average savings with Solar Hot Water per month is $70-$90, your payback is 2-3 years.
After that you can say “I have FREE Hot water”
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For more info. about Solar Hot Water contact Bob Gentile 561.732.5181 from Abundant Energy, Inc. Find out if Solar makes sense for your home or not
Friday
Profit on Solar?!Could be some Amazing news FL Residents & Businesses
Gainesville, Fla., is poised to become the first U.S. city to adopt incentives similar to the ones that made the German solar market the largest – by far – in the world.
Gainesville Regional Utilities has drawn up a plan for a feed-in tariff, in which it would buy all the electricity that solar-power systems generate for a set rate guaranteed for 20 years from the time a project is installed.
The plan would pay 26 cents per kilowatt hour, according to Mike Antheil, acting director for the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy.
While California already has a feed-in tariff, for instance, it only allows residents to offset their electricity bills – not to make money if they sell more power than they use.
"This is really a historic moment," Kellyn Eberhardt, an associate with the Environmental Defense Fund, told The Gainesville Sun. "This is the first time in North America that a municipally owned utility is considering a feed-in-tariff policy."
At the Solar Power International conference in San Diego on Tuesday, Roy Ratner, director of operations at Atlas Solar Innovations, also said it's an important step.
"This is very exciting," he said. "This could be the catalyst for big change. ... Policy has to come before everything."
According to the Sun, city commissioners on Monday asked the utility to draft an ordinance to try to get the tariff passed as early as Jan. 1.
The move means the tariff is very likely to pass, Antheil said.
"Once the commissions say to draft that up, it's pretty much a done deal," he said. "Business as usual, these are the formal steps we have to go through. But once the first step begins, it usually pretty much follows like dominoes and this is what we'd like to see here."
He said he has no doubt this will not only go through, but it will spark movement in the rest of Florida.
"Nobody wants to be left in the dust on something like this," he said. "This is going to spark an almost 'Don't be left behind' thing among the different cities and municipalities. I think this is a great move for Florida. It's a phenomenal start."
While he isn't certain about the Gainesville tariff, which seems to target solar power specifically, Antheil said his group hopes more renewable-energy sources will be included in future plans and in other areas. He also expects most tariffs will decrease over time to push costs toward competitiveness with traditional energy sources.
According to the Sun, the Gainesville feed-in tariff would end the current cash rebate of $1.50 per watt for solar-electric panels and also would eliminate a program that turns customers' meter backwards when they feed power into the grid.
The cost of the program would be distributed among customers as an increase in the utility's "fuel adjustment rate," which is determined by the amount the utility spends on coal and natural gas each month, The Gainsville Sun reported.
If the program results in the installation of 1 megawatt of solar equipment each year for the next 20 years, customers would see a rate increase of less than 1 percent per customer by 2029, according to the utility.
Large incentives have the tendency to be more successful than expected (see Big Renewable-Energy Subsidies Backfire).
But Antheil said even in Germany, the largest solar market today, the tariff costs customers the equivalent of a load of bread – some $2 to $3 – per month.
"This is a spark that is going to create competition amongst the different municipalities and show Florida that right now, we have an opportunity to lead the rest of the country when it comes to job creation, energy independence and environmental stewardship," he said. "We have the chance to set the roadmap, to create the blueprint. I hope Gov. Crist and the rest of the municipalities take the opportunity to launch us onto the world stage in this area."
Few examples of local increases in Palm Beach
Palm Beachers turn up noses at West Palm Beach water
By WILLIAM KELLY Palm Beach Daily News Staff Writer Tuesday,
October 07, 2008
Nine out of 10 said they oppose the 48 percent water rate hike that appeared on their July bills. That increase was in addition to four planned hikes, of 9.75 percent each, on Oct. 1 of this year, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the city said in April. The city said the higher rates are needed to make up for revenue lost to reduce water usage because of drought-related watering restrictions.
READ THEIR LIPS: NO BOCA TAX INCREASE, BUT….
Sunday, September 28, 2008
There will be additional fees including $5 per month trash fee, $10 increase in fire assessment fee for homeowners, water and sewer rate increase of 5.8% and 2% water and sewer electricity surcharge. The new library project has been moved to the 2009-2010 fiscal year in the city’s capital improvement budget. Beginning the library now, the city manager said, would cause next year’s tax to go up by 2%, counting debt service and library operations.
DELRAY BEACH: Water rates to rise $5-$6
September 22, 2008
Effective Oct. 1, water prices will increase, with the average customer paying $5-$6 more per month. Officials point to the higher cost of chemicals to treat water and a reduction in use for the rate increase. Handling sewage also got more expensive. The rate will go from about $33 a month to about $35 depending on how much water you use. Sewage fees will go up to $51 per month from $45. Garbage and trash collection will rise from $3.06 to $6.14; recycling from $1.67 to $2.50; and yard trash from $2.13 to $2.50.
A Solar Hot Water System from Abundant Energy, Inc. is a great way you can offset the never ending increases. An average savings with Solar Hot Water per month is $70-$90, your payback is 2-3 years.
After that you can say “I have FREE Hot water”
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For more info. about Solar Hot Water contact Bob Gentile 561.732.5181 from Abundant Energy, Inc. Find out if Solar makes sense for your home or not.
