Here's a idea i've been toying with for a while. Putting solar panels on the roof. With electrical rates going up this might be good time to reexamine this idea. One good thing to come out of the recent energy bill (in among the handouts for oil companies, but don't get me started) was tax incentives for installing solar and buying energy efficient appliances. In addition to federal incentives states also have programs if you can find them. In maryland there is a grant program although it has a long waiting list. Also maryland has net metering meaning that if my solar panels are generating more power than I am using then my meter will run backwards and credit my electrical bill. It's a cool concept, but is now a good time to go solar. There are some really cool advances in solar that are coming to market that could reduce the cost of installation and make them more efficient at collecting the energy of the sun.
There is a seminar in Jessup, MD on Saturday, April 8th on residential solar and wind power if you want to learn more.
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