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Did I mention that we are going Solar?

We signed up with Solar City and we are 99% done with the install. Everything is in place except for the new solar meter that the electric company needs to add.

We had no out of pocket costs on the solar. Basically, it is a lease. We pay .10 cents per kilowatt for power that is not generated by the solar panels regardless of how much energy we use.

We have fourteen panels on the roof. Our roof has a great southern exposure which is perfect for solar.

The cool thing about solar is that we “bank” any energy we don’t use so, in the winter when we don’t produce as much energy, we can draw off of our reserves.

Oh, in addition, Xcel Energy kicks up back.02 cents per kilowatt. Doesn’t sound like a lot but it does add up.

Oh, oh in in addition addition, we are entitled to a $4,800 tax write off for going solar.

China, here we come!

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Doing our part to help lower the carbon footprint

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