<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">What a joke?  They talk about the incentives for a system like theirs in California, and mention what the rebate would be based on $2/ watt, but the incentive now is $.55/watt.  Then they talk about plugging into a receptacle, as if the utility would allow.  Also, he doesn't mention that getting a rebate requires a permit, which will cost more than the incentive.  Additionally the incentives in CA require a minimum 1 KW system.  I assume their business module is really just about attracting investors.<br><div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell:   707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax:    707-769-9037<div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:
 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> John McNicholas - Key Power Services <keypowerservices@comcast.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Re-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sun, August 22, 2010 2:03:12 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [RE-wrenches] Plug-in solar<br></font><br>
<br>Coming to a hardware store near you.....<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/08/17/plug.in.solar.energy/index.html?hpt=C2">http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/08/17/plug.in.solar.energy/index.html?hpt=C2</a></span><br><br>John McNicholas<br>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ™<br><br>Key Power Services, Inc.<br><br><br> <br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: <a ymailto="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Options & settings:<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a></span><br><br><span>List-Archive: <a target="_blank"
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