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The New 30% Solar Power Tax Credit Is Here !
If you've been thinking about eliminating your electric bill with a grid tie solar system for your home or business, it's now time to celebrate ! After nearly a year of debates and nine previous attempts, On Friday October 3rd 2008 Congress finally approved a bill that not only extends the Federal 30% tax credit for solar but also removes the $2,000.00 cap that existed on the previous residential tax credit. That's an incredible 30% with no cap for residential and commercial installations ! 
NEW 2011 MODELS Better Per Watt PTC performance and a better negative tolerance rating than Sharp's® new NU-U235F1 230, 235 and 240 watt solar panel and the SunPower® 200-BLK-U, 200-WHT-U, 205-BLK-U, 208-WHT-U, 210-BLK-U, 220-BLK-U, 225E-WHT, 230E-WHT Solar Panels. We Challenge You To Find A Better Value On A High Performance, Big Name Brand Solar System, Anywhere On Planet Earth !
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A better
per Watt PTC rating. |
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A better
negative tolerance rating. |
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High
tech, Unirac ClickSys I beam mounting rails.
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No low
cost, light weight, high frequency
inverters. |
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No low efficiency thin film or thin cells in our solar panels. |
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No toxic
cadmium in our solar panels. |
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With the cost of
natural gas and electricity going through the roof, it is now time to start
thinking about your energy budget as a whole.
You
can't make your own gasoline and you can't make your
own natural gas, but now you CAN make your
own electricity. And the best part about it is that
the fuel to make own electricity falls from the sky everyday for free.
Thousands of utility customers throughout the U.S., who were tired of the high
cost of electricity have taken advantage of the huge rebates and tax credits
which are available for the installation of solar energy systems on their homes
and businesses.
For example, Southern California Edison is currently offering a cash rebate of up to $1,100.00 per AC kilowatt. And the Federal Government is offering a 30% tax credit with absolutely no cap residential and commercial applications. And unlike like the old solar energy systems of yesteryear that only produced hot water, these new systems actually produce electricity ! Clean reliable electricity to run lights, TVs, pumps, refrigerators, computers and many other appliances, all with free energy from the Sun.
Depending on the size system you choose and the number of loads you have running during the day, it is actually possible watch the power company's meter run backwards.
Since 1997 the staff here at Solar Home has developed an unmatched level of expertise in the design and implementation of systems that qualify for many State rebate programs. We offer free assistance in the design of your system, we can help you in locating a qualified, experienced contractor in your area and can even assist you with the submission of your rebate application to your State.
With more than 15,000 customers worldwide, we possess the knowledge, the experience and the strategic partnerships to make your transition into solar an experience that's not only enjoyable but also rewarding.
What made in the U.S.A. meant for us and what it means for you as a consumer.
We spent more than a year researching American manufacturers for our Patriot series grid tie solar systems. "Made in America" was only the beginning of the criteria that we demanded when making our decision.
Importing components from overseas so they can be assembled here in the U.S. just wasn't going to cut it. From silicon to ingots to wafers to cells and finally to complete modules, the manufacturer that we chose had to be fully vertically integrated with its materials made right here in the good old U.S.A. In other words, the manufacturer had to provide good quality jobs for Americans that produced the finest products available on the market.
We wanted a company with experience, not a startup or an importer that pretends to be a manufacturer with nothing vested. We've seen too many of those companies come and go, leaving their customers without warranties. We wanted a company that used proven, high performance technology. Gaining a few percentage points in efficiency is not an advantage if your solar panel no longer works because the manufacturer used some newfangled technology that failed after only 5 or 6 years of use in the sun wind and rain.
The manufacturer's product that we chose not only had to be made in the U.S.A., it had to perform. In fact it had to surpass the majority of the overseas manufacturer's performance or it wasn't going to make it on our website.
After a year's worth of false starts we are confident that we have found the ideal American made solar panel, Schott Solar located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Only First Quality, Big Brand Name, High Performance Products !
And Even Outperforms The Per Watt PTC Ratings Of Names Like Sharp®, SolarWorld®, REC®, MAGE®, Solon®, Kyocera®, And BP® Just To Name A few !
And A Higher PTC Rating Means A Bigger Per Watt Rebate And Higher PTC Performance Over The Life Of The System.
FUZZY MATH ?
Does that other dealer have you confused with performance claims that simply don't add up ?
COMPARE THE DIFFERENCE FOR YOURSELF
Same Size System And Same Efficiency Inverter
Big Difference In Performance
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Sharpâ ND-U230C1 |
RECâ 230AE-US |
SCHOTT Poly 230 |
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45
Sharpâ
230 Watt ND series solar panels equals
10,350 DC rated Watts. Multiply this PTC rating by the same 96% CEC efficient rated inverter and the result is 8,773.92 Watts times the $1.55 rebate offered by Edison gives you a rebate of: Sharp® Rebate $13,599.58
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45 REC Solarâ
230 Watt solar panels equals
10,350 DC rated Watts. Multiply this PTC rating by the same 96% CEC efficient rated inverter and the result is 8,670.24 Watts times the $1.55 rebate offered by Edison gives you a rebate of: RECâ Rebate $13,438.87
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45 SCHOTT Solar Poly 230 Watt solar panels equals
10,350 DC rated Watts. Multiply this PTC rating by the same 96% CEC efficient rated inverter and the result is 8,972.64 Watts times the $1.55 rebate offered by Edison gives you a rebate of: SCHOTT Solar Rebate $13,907.59 ! That's a $308.01 bigger rebate in your pocket when you choose this SCHOTT system over Sharpâ and a $468.72 bigger rebate in your pocket when you choose this SCHOTT over RECâ.
SCHOTT Solar's Higher PTC Rating Pays Off In The Beginning And Keeps
On Paying Off Year After Year With Its Higher PTC Performance. ! |
All of the above calculations can easily be verified on the California Energy Commission's website.
Only The Finest Available Products
When it comes to
high efficiency and field proven U.S. made
reliability nothing tops the performance of
a PV Powered inverter. In 2004 PV Powered
Inc. of Bend, Oregon shook the
industry's foundation by announcing the
world's first CEC rated 96% efficient grid
intertie inverter and if that wasn't enough
soon after announcing this incredible
accomplishment, they absolutely floored the
competition with the industry's first 10 year
standard warranty. Needless to say this
literally forced inverter manufacturers around
the world back to the drawing board.
Since that time PV Powered has lead the way with a record of reliability
that very few inverter manufacturers have come
close to touching. PV Powered's rock solid
design makes their inverters almost bullet
proof which is why PV Powered inverters are
one of the most widely used products in the
country.
Ask any alternative energy engineer, installer or dealer and they'll all tell you the same thing. With more than three gigawatts (3 billion watts) worth of Sunny Boy inverters sold and operating worldwide "The Sunny Boy inverter's proven technology makes this unit one of the best grid intertie inverters available on today's market." Like a fine German crafted sports car, Sunny Boy Inverters are engineered and built in Germany, the hotbed of the worlds finest renewable energy technology. We've taken Sunny Boy's unbeatable German craftsmanship and reliability a step further by adding one of the world's highest performance solar panels available.
With more than nine years of experience operating our own state of the art, in-house solar repair center, we know what technologies perform well in the real world and what technologies do not.
Over the years, we've seen expensive, name brand, solar panels fail only after a few months worth of use. We've even seen popular U.S. made solar panels fail soon after the manufacturer closed its doors leaving its customers with no warranty.
This is why it is important that you choose a solar panel manufacturer that is well established in the industry and has the financial strength to be there in the event that a warranty claim arises. This is exactly why we chose SCHOTT Solar for our Luminance™ series solar systems.
Click Here To Watch SCHOTT Solar's Video
600kW Large Retail Store, Lancaster, CA
600kW Lithographix, Hawthorne, CA
SCHOTT Solar has over 52 years experience in solar technology. The company develops, manufactures, and markets highly efficient receivers, a key component for Concentrated Solar Power plants with parabolic trough technology, as well as innovative, high-quality photovoltaic products. With crystalline solar wafers, solar cells, solar power modules, and a-Si thin film modules, SCHOTT Solar provides core components in every step of the value chain for the photovoltaic generation of energy.
SCHOTT Solar regards itself as a market and technology leader for receivers for Concentrated Solar Power plants with parabolic trough technology. Based on many years of research and development competence, the company also considers itself as one of the cutting-edge, integrated quality providers of photovoltaic products, both in crystalline photovoltaics and in thin film technology
so unlike many smaller solar module manufacturers, you can rest assured that SCHOTT Solar will be there decades from now to honor their 25 year warranty.
Thin might be in when it comes to waistlines and the latest HDTV sets but when it comes to securing the bulk of your investment to the roof of your home you want the strongest mounting system made out of the thickest aircraft grade aluminum that money can buy. The engineers at UniRac understand this premise and we do too so we've added the finest mounting rack systems available today. The UniRac SolarMount system is unsurpassed in quality and durability, rated to withstand up to 110 miles per hour wind speeds, UniRac ClickSys Mounts are engineered to last a lifetime.
Finally we top off our systems with the best price that you'll find anywhere. In fact, we're so sure that ours is the best deal available, that we'll beat any nationally advertised price on our same, in stock, top of the line systems or your system is free.
Unlike other dealers that will sell you a barebones system, our premium quality kits include everything you see listed above.
Compare SCHOTT's Performance To The Competition.
California and other states have adopted a much more stringent system to rate real world performance of solar panels. This rating system assigns what is known as a PTC (PVUSA Test Conditions) rating to each solar panel that is approved for use in their rebate programs.
This rating system was developed to test and compare PV systems as part of the PVUSA (Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications) project.
The PTC rating, which is lower than the STC (Standard Test Conditions) rating, is generally recognized as a more realistic measure of PV output because the test conditions better reflect "real-world" solar and climatic conditions, compared to the STC rating.
Outperforms Every One Of The Solar Panels Listed
Below With A Higher Per Watt PTC Rating For A Bigger
Cash Rebate And Better Per Watt PTC Performance.
Solar Panel Comparison
The new laboratory test results are in and Per the new SB1 guidelines compliant module list our SCHOTT Solar Poly 230 230 Watt solar panel actually has a higher per Watt PTC rating in many states, than all of the following solar panels:
Per the new SB1 guidelines compliant module list our SCHOTT Solar Poly 230 230 Watt solar panel actually has a higher per Watt PTC rating in many states, than all of the following solar panels:
The
SunPower® 200-BLK-U, 200-WHT-U, 205-BLK-U, 208-WHT-U, 210-BLK-U, 220-BLK-U, 225E-WHT, 230E-WHT Solar Panels.The Sharpâ 187 through 235 Watt panels.
The SolarWorldâ 165 and 175 solar panels.
The Solar Tech Powerâ 210 through 230 Watt panels.
The Advanced Renewable Energyâ 210 through 230 Watt panels.
The ASUN Energyâ 190 through 210 Watt panels.
The CA Solarâ 155 through 180 Watt panels.
The Ecosolargyâ 165 through 185 Watt panels.
The Green Powerâ 165 through 260 Watt panels.
The REC™ ScanModule™ AB™ 205 through 225 Watt panels.
The DelSolarâ 210 through 230 Watt panels.
The Ningboâ Solar Electric Power Company 150 through 230 Watt panels.
The Ligitek Photovoltaic Companyâ 210 through 230 Watt panels.
The Apollo Solar Energyâ 190 through 210 Watt panels.
The Alpsâ ATI-1750 165 through the ATI-2000 230 Watt panels.
The Aleo Solar AGâ 165 through 230 Watt panels.
Which means that in California, watt for watt you'll get a bigger rebate with SCHOTT Solar than with any of the solar panels listed above.
And according to the following manufacturer's own specification sheets, the SCHOTT Solar Poly 230 Watt panel offers a better negative tolerance rating than the The Sharpâ line of solar panels, the Sun Powerâ line of solar panels, and the Kyoceraâ LP Series 180 Through 210 Watt Solar Panels. A better negative tolerance rating means that you are guaranteed in writing of getting more of the power that you paid for.
The SCHOTT Solar Poly 230 Watt solar panel also offers a warranty that is 5 years longer than the Mexican made Sanyoâ 180 through 205 watt panels and the Kyoceraâ 170 through 210 Watt panels.
Click Here To Compare For Yourself
"The single most
important criteria when choosing a solar panel is not price nor is it
performance. It's the financial strength of the manufacturer behind the solar
panel's guarantee."
Thousands of U.S. consumers
will make the same mistake this Summer that so many have made in the past of
trying to save a few pennies per Watt by buying non name brand solar panels
without ever looking into the manufacturer's history or even its current
financial status.
Click Here to learn more about warranties
Take A Look At This System's Superior Specifications.
Download the PV Powered PVP2500 spec sheet
Download the PV Powered PVP4800 spec sheet
Download the Sunnyboy SB3000US-SB4000US spec sheet
Download the Sunnyboy SB5000US-SB7000US spec sheet
Download the SCHOTT Solar 230 Poly Spec Sheet
Download the SCHOTT Solar Brochure
Download the UniRac SolarMount spec sheet
Click here to learn more about grid intertie systems
Click here to learn about California's rebate program in a nutshell !
Click On This Map To See Your State's Solar Financial Incentives.
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Click here to watch a video of one of our New York customer's electric meter actually spinning backwards after installing one of our systems.
Be sure to turn your speakers up, you've got to see and hear this. |
A Solar Electric System May Actually Increase Your Home's Value
A study by ICF Consulting which was funded by the Housing and Urban Development Department and the EPA concluded that energy saving measures such as solar can add $20.00 of home value for every $1.00 in yearly energy cost savings.
Click here to view a reprint of ICF Consulting's report
titled : Evidence Of Rational Market Valuations For Home Energy Efficiency.
Where the $20.00 increase for every $1.00 in yearly energy
costs savings is explained.
The Luminance of Grid Intertie solar system is
ideal for reducing your
monthly electric bill. No batteries are needed
because this system utilizes a grid intertie power conditioning unit. You'll actually become a mini
power company selling power back to your utility
company while the sun is shining. If your power
production exceeds your power consumption, depending
on the type of meter you have you will be able to
actually watch your meter run backwards, what a
sight !
Call toll free at 1-888-955-3471 for further
information concerning this system.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Many states as well as local municipalities permit the home owner to perform a self installation of this system as long as the system is installed according to current NEC electrical codes. Although this may be permitted, Solar Home, Inc. highly recommends that the installation of this system be performed only by a licensed electrician.
Installation of the above listed system exposes the installer to voltages and currents that are considered lethal and can cause injury or even death if not installed properly. The decision to self install any part of this system is entirely up to the consumer's discretion. Solar Home, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for loss or damage, whether direct, indirect, consequential or incidental, which might arise out of the installation or use of any of these products. Self installation of any of the above listed products shall be entirely at the user's risk.
Only one system per household at these discount prices. No layaways or rain checks permitted. Sale may end without notice.
This is a limited time offer. No layaways or
rain checks. Only one system per household, person or
business at this specially discounted price. Sorry
no exceptions.
System only includes the items that are listed
above. System does not include lag bolts, bare
copper grounding wire or AC circuit breakers.
These inexpensive items will differ from
installation to installation and should be supplied
by the installation contractor once he or she has
determined your specific requirements based on the
assessment of your site.
*The above system price does not include sales tax
or installation.
If you live in California then sales tax will apply
to the base price. The average installation rate for
the above system is approximately $1.00 to $2.00 per
Watt. This installation estimate does not included
permit fees or unusual engineering requirements. Tax
credit amounts are approximations. Please see your
tax preparer to make sure that you qualify for this
tax credit in the manner in which it has been
presented here. Shipping is extra.
**(Your rebate amount may vary depending on expected system performance and will be calculated based on equipment ratings and installation factors, such as geographic location, tilt, and shading.) In the event that you have paid Solar Home, Inc. a deposit or have paid in full for the purchase of a grid tie solar system and you are unable to secure an approval on your rebate reservation from your state or utility company’s rebate administrator, we hereby agree to issue you a full refund of your deposit or a full refund of the full payment that you made to us toward the purchase of your solar system so long as the product has not been shipped to you. In the event that you have paid in full and your solar system’s components have already been shipped to you and you are unable to secure an approval of your rebate reservation from your utility company’s rebate administrator, Solar Home, Inc. hereby agrees to issue you a full refund of the full payment minus shipping costs, upon the return of the solar system’s unused, undamaged equipment so long as said equipment is returned to our warehouse within 30 days of its delivery to your site. Please note that as a courtesy, Solar Home, Inc. offers free assistance to its customers in filling out their rebate applications but assumes no liability or responsibility for securing a rebate for you nor any liability or responsibility for securing any specific rebate amount. For this reason Solar Home, Inc. highly recommends that you wait until you have received your rebate reservation confirmation before taking delivery of your solar system’s components. If you have paid in full for your solar system and have not yet received an approval for your rebate reservation, Solar Home, Inc. will store your solar system for you at no charge until you have received your rebate reservation approval.
***Peak sunshine is defined as sunshine which is available during clear sky conditions between the hours of 9 AM and 3 PM. The 5 to 6 hour peak sunshine energy production examples depicted above are meant for reference purposes only, and are typical only for certain areas of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. Your site's number of peak sunshine hours and thus your system's performance will vary depending on factors such as, geographic location, the angle at which your solar panels are tilted, time of year, degree of annual cloud cover, pollutants in the air, dirt and guano (bird droppings) build up on the solar modules, time of day, solar module age, obstacles to sunlight such as trees and buildings, and the direction that the solar modules are pointed at.
**** Your home value increase results if any, may vary significantly from this example. To determine the actual amount that your home might appreciate after installing this solar electric system, please consult a licensed appraiser. Information concerning ICF's findings is being presented for informational purposes only. The decision as to whether or not to include these finding when calculating any return on investment or payback time is solely up to the consumer. Solar Home, Inc. is not in the business of accessing home values and hereby makes no claim whatsoever regarding the accuracy or validity of the ICF report.
*****Illustrations may not be to exact scale or shape. Illustrations depicting competing products are not representative of any particular manufacturer's brand or model. The photos that are depicted above, if any, are of large ground mount, multi-megawatt solar installations and are not meant to illustrate the specific products that are included in this particular system. The products that are included in the system are listed above under the heading: "The xxxx System Includes All Of The Following:"
++Solar Home, Inc. maintains a nationwide list of contractors/installers that may be provided to our customers upon request solely as a convenience. Solar Home, Inc. is not a contractor and as such we do not sub-contract installation services to anyone. In addition we do not make contractor/installer recommendations. And as always, we highly recommend that you always verify that any contractor or installer that you are considering possesses the necessary licensing, certification, bonding and insurance. In addition, always check references before signing any contact. The decision to use any contractor/installer on this list is entirely at your own risk. Should you decide to use any contractor/installer from this list, you hereby agree that Solar Home, Inc. under no circumstance shall be held liable for the following: (1) third-party claims against you for damages; (2) loss of, or damage to, your person or property; or (3) economic consequential damages (including lost profits, savings or interest paid) or incidental damages even if we are informed of their possibility.
The Home Depot®, SunPower®, Kyocera® are the registered trademarks of Home Depot Inc., Sun Power Corporation and Kyocera Inc. respectively. Solar Home, Inc. has absolutely no association with either of these companies.
+++ Free Sunny Beam Blue Tooth Remote and Bluetooth Piggy Back offer applies only to solar systems that are sold after April 8th 2010 at the Sale Price After Limited Time SolarGreenBacks that are posted above and may not be combined with any other offer or discount other than our $500.00 refer a friend offer.
