There's no shade. It was probably a cloud. When I first applied for the incentives, I had to pay someone to do a "sun study" and send in a certified report to the state government. I also had to remove over twenty huge maple and ash trees. It would not be approved with more then 10% blockage of any kind.
I DID pay workers on the install. But . . . I found a work-around. Most installers charge twice or three times the normal rate for such labor, and to get incentive funding you are forced to use only state-authorized installers in NY. I searched around and found a couple of young guys just starting out looking to get a few jobs under their belts. I hired myself out to them as a "subcontractor" and did all the escavation and all the building, and much of the wiring. In fact, when all done, some of their wiring failed inspection and I had to fix it. They made some really bad mistakes and were not experienced electricians. As it all wound up, they wound up making around $40 an hour instead of $100 an hour.
As to property taxes - in my area they cannot raise my property assessment due to an alternative energy installation. Also could not charge me any sales tax. This all differs by states and even counties and towns. In New York, the law says every town is allowed NOT to raise taxes if they choose. That of course means they CAN, if they want. My town does not.
There are other pitfalls. In New York, the power company has to pay me back for any extra electricy they get - every year. In some other states - NO. Last I read the regs. in the state of Michigan, the power company gets all your excess - free of charge. Every year, you are allowed to break even - but anything beyond that is a free-bee for the power company. If I was there making extra power, I'd figure a way to use that power before giving it way. Even if I had to run hot-water heaters in my pond, or build an electric heated driveway.
The general idea, as least as advertised by politicians - for these alternative energy programs - is to get more people OFF the grid, and therefore more grid power available to others. I suspect the true reason is just to make it look like they are doing something - along with a make-work program for "special people."
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