http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/25/new-jersey-may-end-solar-rebate-program-in-order-to-grow-market-faster/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/25/new-jersey-may-end-solar-rebate-program-in-order-to-grow-market-faster/#comment-1282 Carol Gulyas Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:28:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=578#comment-1282 Rebates help overcome resistance to installation, especially for those with lower incomes who don't have the money to spend up front, but who could certainly live better if they weren't spending more and more of their money on energy costs. As energy costs rise, solar pays back faster and faster (about seven years for solar thermal water heating systems, for example). Those who criticize the solar industry for requesting rebates to jump start a viable industry curiously don't seem to also criticize the massive subsidies that the oil industry has received. Solar just wants a level playing field with fossil fuels. Rebates help overcome resistance to installation, especially for those with lower incomes who don’t have the money to spend up front, but who could certainly live better if they weren’t spending more and more of their money on energy costs. As energy costs rise, solar pays back faster and faster (about seven years for solar thermal water heating systems, for example). Those who criticize the solar industry for requesting rebates to jump start a viable industry curiously don’t seem to also criticize the massive subsidies that the oil industry has received. Solar just wants a level playing field with fossil fuels.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/25/new-jersey-may-end-solar-rebate-program-in-order-to-grow-market-faster/#comment-17937 Carol Gulyas Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=578#comment-17937 Rebates help overcome resistance to installation, especially for those with lower incomes who don't have the money to spend up front, but who could certainly live better if they weren't spending more and more of their money on energy costs. As energy costs rise, solar pays back faster and faster (about seven years for solar thermal water heating systems, for example). Those who criticize the solar industry for requesting rebates to jump start a viable industry curiously don't seem to also criticize the massive subsidies that the oil industry has received. Solar just wants a level playing field with fossil fuels. Rebates help overcome resistance to installation, especially for those with lower incomes who don’t have the money to spend up front, but who could certainly live better if they weren’t spending more and more of their money on energy costs. As energy costs rise, solar pays back faster and faster (about seven years for solar thermal water heating systems, for example). Those who criticize the solar industry for requesting rebates to jump start a viable industry curiously don’t seem to also criticize the massive subsidies that the oil industry has received. Solar just wants a level playing field with fossil fuels.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/25/new-jersey-may-end-solar-rebate-program-in-order-to-grow-market-faster/#comment-1281 Khurt Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:14:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=578#comment-1281 Are the rebates necessary? Is it because solar can not justify itself financially? How will the solar panels produce electricity when snow covered or when the sky is overcast? Are the rebates necessary? Is it because solar can not justify itself financially? How will the solar panels produce electricity when snow covered or when the sky is overcast?

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/25/new-jersey-may-end-solar-rebate-program-in-order-to-grow-market-faster/#comment-17935 Khurt Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=578#comment-17935 Are the rebates necessary? Is it because solar can not justify itself financially? How will the solar panels produce electricity when snow covered or when the sky is overcast? Are the rebates necessary? Is it because solar can not justify itself financially? How will the solar panels produce electricity when snow covered or when the sky is overcast?

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/25/new-jersey-may-end-solar-rebate-program-in-order-to-grow-market-faster/#comment-17936 Khurt Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=578#comment-17936 Are the rebates necessary? Is it because solar can not justify itself financially? How will the solar panels produce electricity when snow covered or when the sky is overcast? Are the rebates necessary? Is it because solar can not justify itself financially? How will the solar panels produce electricity when snow covered or when the sky is overcast?

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/25/new-jersey-may-end-solar-rebate-program-in-order-to-grow-market-faster/#comment-1280 Rod Adams Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:20:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=578#comment-1280 No wonder New Jersey plans to halt the rebates. Based on your numbers, they would still have another $5 billion or so left to spend in order to encourage enough solar system installations to reach 2.12% of the electricity market. No wonder New Jersey plans to halt the rebates. Based on your numbers, they would still have another $5 billion or so left to spend in order to encourage enough solar system installations to reach 2.12% of the electricity market.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/25/new-jersey-may-end-solar-rebate-program-in-order-to-grow-market-faster/#comment-17934 Rod Adams Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=578#comment-17934 No wonder New Jersey plans to halt the rebates. Based on your numbers, they would still have another $5 billion or so left to spend in order to encourage enough solar system installations to reach 2.12% of the electricity market. No wonder New Jersey plans to halt the rebates. Based on your numbers, they would still have another $5 billion or so left to spend in order to encourage enough solar system installations to reach 2.12% of the electricity market.

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