<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Diana-</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></span></div><div>Go to <a href="https://doee.dc.gov/node/1226501" target="_blank">https://doee.dc.gov/node/1226501</a>. If your income is low, panels are installed free or at reduced cost. Also, if you don't qualify for reduced cost, it may be still worth doing the free install by selling your Solar Energy Renewable Credits (SRECs) to the installer.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span>The site also has an option to apply for a Community Solar subscription to lower energy costs (for renters, condo and apartment dwellers, and homeowners). </div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Remember: The electricity produced by the panels directly reduces your Pepco bill. Our power bill for May was $13! Last year (before the panels) it was $125. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The SRECs are paid for every 1 MWh produced. In the 11 months since our 16-panel system was installed, we have produced 8.3 MWh. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The current price for an SREC is $400/MWh (it fluctuates), so that could be about $3,000/yr you'd be losing for the life of the system. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">But the Pepco savings are good and the system will increase the value of your house. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div></div>
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