Helping to demystify the world of renewable energy rebates and incentives

Trying to understand the rebate and incentive systems your state has for solar panel installations can often be confusing and frustrating. That is why the people at Cooler Planet, a Seattle-based company, have created a Solar Power Rating Map , which analyzes and compares each states incentive programs listed by the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency.

Cooler Plant Solar Power Rating Map
In order to carry out the analysis, Cooler Planet

“…took a typical 3kW system ($27,000) and ran it through each of the state’s rebates and incentives, estimated the electricity the system would offset in 5 years, and came up with an estimate of the net cost for a solar power system for each state. With this cost as well as factoring in property tax exemptions and available loans, we came up with a Cooler Planet Solar Rating score for each state.”

New York received a 67 Cool Planet Rating. Follow the Cool Planet link to see where other states rank in comparison.

***Also check out their awesome California Solar Power History Map!


Posted on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 at 3:28 pm | Tagged in Legislation, Photovoltaics, Renewables, Solar One | posted by Sarah

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