Showing posts with label One Block off the Grid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label One Block off the Grid. Show all posts

Monday, September 27, 2010

How Much Value Will Solar Add to My Home?

Solar will immediately add approximately twenty times your annual electricity bill savings immediately to the value of your home upon installation. For many 5kW systems, that amounts to about $20,000. Don’t believe it? Check out this video!



Whoa, that’s a lot of property value increase!

Indeed it is. However, an additional $20,000 in property tax basis in many states amounts to a big chunk of change owed back to the state come tax time. If you’re lucky enough to live in a state with a complete exemption from added taxes, you can breathe a sigh of satisfaction that your state legislators are doing something right!

Solar Energy Home Guide

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Solar Power Meets Consumer Power

San Francisco based company One Block Off the Grid is using consumer power to make installing solar power easier, cheaper and more streamlined. CNBC.com's Brooke Sopelsa has the story.




Sundance 80 Watt Do It Yourself Solar Energy Kit

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Friday, October 2, 2009

Recession Means More Cost Efficient Solar Panels

The wholesale solar panel industry has been forced to drop its prices due to the cost of silicon after the recession. Clean Skies News looks at what homeowners will gain by installing solar panels now, and interviews David Llorens, who is co-founder of solar company One Block off the Grid.