Posts Tagged ‘Berkeley FIRST’

Solar Water Heating To Be Funded Through Oakland Property Tax Bills

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Oakland, CA is joining other municipalities to offer financing for solar water heating projects through property tax bills.   This financing will be available for both commercial and residential installations and will allow property owners to pay for the solar water heating system over a 20 or 30 year period avoiding the upfront cost of the system installation.

Renewable Funding will be administering the program under the California First program which is one of many PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) funding programs the company is offering.

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Sonoma County’s Energy Independence Program

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Roof InstallationSonoma County’s Energy Independence Program is a new opportunity for property owners to finance energy efficiency, water efficiency and renewable energy improvements through a voluntary assessment. These assessments will be attached to the property, not the owner and will be paid back through the property tax system over time, making the program not only energy efficient but also affordable.

SunWater Solar is excited to see Sonoma County offering a way for businesses and homes to install solar hot water systems and have them paid off through the property taxes.

Sonoma County also has Solar Sonoma County which is a consortium of local governments, businesses and other local entities and individuals working collaboratively to identify and implement initiatives to promote, expand, and accelerate solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy generation and energy efficiency throughout Sonoma County.

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Recovery Through Retrofit

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Vice President Joe Biden recently announced that the federal government will be creating a program called Recovery Through Retrofit that will assist local governments in setting up solar financing programs like the Berkeley First solar financing program.

Berkeley’s program eliminates the upfront cost of installing solar by setting up a tax district where the system is payed off over 20 years through the property taxes.  San Francisco is also setting up such a program and it is slated to roll out in early 2010.

SunWater Solar is pleased to see cities across California and the U.S. move toward this financing structure  as it will enable many more people to use the renewable energy of the sun to heat their water.

See  more information on the Recovery Through Retrofit Program in an article from the San Francisco Chronicle.

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