Bill,
In Ohio, self installs get zero incentive at present. To qualify for
the grant, an installer must be certified by the State. No
unqualified installers can get the grant.
Doesn't getting a zero incentive seem a bit overkill?
Thanks,
Drake
At 11:57 PM 8/31/2009, you wrote:
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Roger,
Why would a legitimate contractor argue against this reduced
incentive (it is not a penalty at all)? This is simply acknowledging
the fact that operating a business and providing a long-term system
warranty costs money that a self-installer does not have to carry.
This actually came from a strong recommendation I made to the
California Energy Commission since early in the rebate program over
30% of installations were "self-installed" which was a bunch of BS.
These were black market contractors who did not want to carry a
system warranty or did not have the credentials to install the system.
Once we installed the slightly lower rebate cleaned up most of the
black market contracting and the number of self-installed systems
went to the real number of less than 5%.
Arguing against the lower rebate was a mistake that you are going to
regret. It's helpful to learn from history before repeating it.
Bill.
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Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 1:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Installer's grant
Try the DSIRE website,
<http://www.dsireusa.org/>http://www.dsireusa.org/. It lists both
state and federal incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Up until this year, NJ would penalize a "self install", reducing the
rebate amount by 15%. We argued against that and they have now
removed that penalty.
Roger Dixon
Certified Wind Site Assessor
Distributor & Installer of Solar & Wind Energy Systems
Skylands Renewable Energy, LLC
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908.730.6474 fax
roger.di...@skylandsre.com
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[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of
Drake Chamberlin
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:50 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Installer's grant
Hello Wrenches,
I wanted to see how other states are handling solar grants / rebates
on the homes of installers. In Ohio there is a grant program that
gives $3.00 / Watt toward residential systems. Eligible installers
must be approved by the state, and funds are allotted to the installer.
In this years program, there is a "conflict of interest" clause
which says that installers, employees of installers and
subcontractors of installers are not eligible for any grant funding
from the grant received by the installer. It is likely that
installers can hire their competition to do installations.
Do other states have this conflict of interest clause?
Thanks,
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric
OH License 44810
CO License 3773
NABCEP TM Certified PV Installer
Office - 740-448-7328
Mobile - 740-856-9648
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric
OH License 44810
CO License 3773
NABCEP TM Certified PV Installer
Office - 740-448-7328
Mobile - 740-856-9648
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