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Bill,<br><br>
In Ohio, self installs get zero incentive at present. To qualify
for the grant, an installer must be certified by the State. No
unqualified installers can get the grant. <br><br>
Doesn't getting a zero incentive seem a bit overkill?<br><br>
Thanks,<br><br>
Drake<br><br>
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Roger, <br>
<br>
Why would a legitimate contractor argue against this reduced incentive
(it is not a penalty at all)? This is simply acknowledging the fact that
operating a business and providing a long-term system warranty costs
money that a self-installer does not have to carry. This actually came
from a strong recommendation I made to the California Energy Commission
since early in the rebate program over 30% of installations were
\u201cself-installed\u201d which was a bunch of BS. These were black market
contractors who did not want to carry a system warranty or did not have
the credentials to install the system.<br>
<br>
Once we installed the slightly lower rebate cleaned up most of the black
market contracting and the number of self-installed systems went to the
real number of less than 5%.<br>
<br>
Arguing against the lower rebate was a mistake that you are going to
regret. It\u2019s helpful to learn from history before repeating it.<br>
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Bill.<br>
<br>
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Try the DSIRE website,
<a href="http://www.dsireusa.org/">http://www.dsireusa.org/</a>. It
lists both state and federal incentives for renewable energy and energy
efficiency. <br>
<br>
Up until this year, NJ would penalize a \u201cself install\u201d, reducing the
rebate amount by 15%. We argued against that and they have now
removed that penalty.<br>
<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 31, 2009 10:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Installer's grant<br>
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Hello Wrenches,<br><br>
I wanted to see how other states are handling solar grants / rebates on
the homes of installers. In Ohio there is a grant program that
gives $3.00 / Watt toward residential systems. Eligible installers
must be approved by the state, and funds are allotted to the
installer. <br><br>
In this years program, there is a "conflict of interest" clause
which says that installers, employees of installers and subcontractors of
installers are not eligible for any grant funding from the grant received
by the installer. It is likely that installers can hire their
competition to do installations.<br><br>
Do other states have this conflict of interest clause?<br><br>
Thanks, <br><br>
Drake Chamberlin<br>
Athens Electric<br>
OH License 44810<br>
CO License 3773<br>
NABCEP TM Certified PV Installer <br>
Office - 740-448-7328<br>
Mobile - 740-856-9648 <br>
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Athens Electric<br>
OH License 44810<br>
CO License 3773<br>
NABCEP </font><font size=1 color="#0000FF">TM
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Office - 740-448-7328<br>
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