[Lincolnparkdc] Attempting to go Solar ...any guiding advice?

[regina arlotto]

Well, I'm back researching solar (again!) and feel compelled to make a more
informed decision before the 30% incentive expires. What's holding us back
is we've got six years of college tuition still to go. Ugh.

Mark Richard Grace you mentioned you were developing a spreadsheet-did you
ever get it finished or would mind sharing your thoughts? Who did you end
up with, and why?

Thanks all!

Gina A.

On Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 7:22 PM Barbara Meierhoefer <bmeierhoefer at me.com>
wrote:

> We do get less-than-zero PEPCO bills, so presumably they will be sending
> us money for any credit we accumulate at some point, but they are not
> actually paying us for generating electricity.  DC Solar gets the rights to
> PEPCO’s RECs (renewable energy certificates).  I’m no expert, but my
> understanding is that one of these is issued when one megawatt-hour of
> electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a
> renewable energy resource.  I believe that all energy companies, such as
> PEPCO, are required to provide some minimal level of their energy from
> renewable sources, and will pay different amounts for each REC depending on
> whether their jurisdiction does or does not have easy access to renewable
> energy sources.  Since DC isn’t full of windmills and there is no space to
> build utility scale solar farms, it has to rely heavily on generating solar
> and so pays more for each solar REC . . . which is what makes it a
> reasonable business model for DC Solar to provide basically free
> installation.  We’re an older couple and far better for us to have free
> installation and small to no electricity bills.
>
> This will, though, go away as the federal tax code gets republicanized, so
> whatever decision you make, would advise moving sooner rather than later.
>
> On Aug 6, 2019, at 5:41 PM, regina arlotto <citymom92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Barbara what do you mean when you say "they get the DC credits"? You said
> you own the system so does that mean you can sell the energy generated by
> your panels back to Pepco? Thanks for any light you can shine on this
> subject!
>
> Gina A.
>
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 11:07 AM Barbara Meierhoefer <bmeierhoefer at me.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We went with DC Solar last year.  Contacts:  jacob at dcsolar.io or
>> kyle at dcsolar.io. They have a unique pricing structure that only works
>> for DC residents because of the way DC meets its alternative energy
>> requirements.  Anyway, the only thing we paid for installation (on our
>> existing roof) was the amount of the federal tax rebate I received in
>> April. . . so we got the system (we own, not rent) at $0 net cost.  They
>> get the DC credits; we get small to no bills from PEPCO as we run on
>> sunshine. Very satisfied.
>>
>> On Aug 5, 2019, at 10:22 AM, Mark <markrichardgrace at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Neighbors,
>> Need a new roof and have decided to go the extra mile with a solar
>> system. Any experienced advice?
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