Green Mountain Solar [RE-wrenches]

[Joel Davidson]

In California, PV is property tax exempt and the price of the PV system adds
value to the home or business as a home improvement. Well-done PV systems
enhance the resale value of the home.

During the time I did 110 4kW PV systems for the Sacramento Municipal Utility
District (utility owned, customer sited PV Pioneer systems), two of the homes
on which we did systems went up for sale. One of the reasons that the new
owners bought the homes was because they had PV systems on them. The new
homeowners felt the PV system was good for the environment - even though the
systems were owned by SMUD and the power fed into the grid and not the home
and the homeowners had to pay $4/month extra to SMUD to participate in the PV
Pioneer program.

If anyone has signed up to be a Green Mountain installer, please contact me
off list. I'd like to know what the deal is with GM.

"Jeffrey Wolfe, Global Resources" wrote:

> Of interest to all of us scrounging for a living, maybe we can use this
> marketing and business planning to our own endeavors...
>
> Green Mountain Energy Offers Solar Energy to Californians
>
> California residents can use solar energy to reduce their
> electrical needs, and as of a couple weeks ago, they have a
> new place to turn to for solar energy systems. Green
> Mountain Energy Company (GMEC) announced last month
> that it is now offering solar electric systems with capacities
> ranging from 1 to 4 kilowatts. The company will handle all
> aspects of the system installation and will provide annual
> checkups for the first five years of operation. See the GMEC
> press release at:
> <https://www.greenmountain.com/gmec/about/news/20010821.html>.
>
> It's interesting to note that in the press release they state that their
> systems "pay for itself with combined savings from reduced electric bills,
> state rebates and increased property value."
> I'd like to see the documentation on that "increased property value", but,
> heck, that's what marketing is all about...
> And guess who owns a 25% stake in GME ? BP, that's who.
>
> Jeff
>
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