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FRIDAY, August 18, 2011 12:00

Solar Solutions

Save Money
With a Solar Electric System

Protect yourself from the projected 6.7% annual increase in electric rates.

A 40-kW system saves $12,000
annually on a 5,000 sq. foot
space; total 10-year savings
with solar is $162,757

A Commercial Solar Electric System will increase your property's appraised value.

Without a Solar Electric System, your electric bill will double in ten years.

A 40-kW Solar System is equivalent to planting 6,000 trees, as well as eliminating 5,180,000 lbs. of coal over 35 years.


Financial Benefits
of solar

 

  • Funding available through banks and finance companies.

  • Special Government Loan Programs

    Accelerated Depreciatiopn Schedules.

 

 

and the 30% 1603 Federal Grant.

Rebates and Tax Credits can save you more than 50% when you invest in solar.

Solar systems increase property values without increasing property taxes.

 

Financial Benefits
of solar

Funding available through banks and finance companies.
Special Government Loan Programs
Accelerated Depreciatiopn Schedules.

 

Take advantage of Utility Rebates and the 30% 1603 Federal Grant.

Rebates and Tax Credits can save you more than 50% when you invest in solar.

Solar systems increase property values without increasing property taxes.

We, at 12-Gauge Electric, Inc., sell complete PV projects, inclusive of design, permit acquirement, materials and installation, plus any desired and/or required [by permit-issuing municipality/utility provider] electrical upgrades.  Since we sell entire PV systems, rather than leasing and/or entering a PPA (aka Power Purchase Agreements), our clients retain all their options to do the following:

  1. Receive up to 30% of the complete system price as a federal tax credit (discuss this with your tax advisor to see if you qualify) if the system is installed and applied for before the end of 2016
  2. Receive available CSI (California Solar Initiative) incentives & rebates from your local utility provider (we handle the application paperwork for our clients)
  3. For qualified commercial, industrial and multi-family residential projects (in qualifying areas), we are participating contractors with PACE financing through Figtree – it’s this incredibly innovative way of paying for the solar PV system without really ponying much [if any] up front, owning the system outright, and transferring the financial liability of the PV system to any future owner if the property is sold before the amount is paid in full: 

    What is Figtree OnDemandPACE™ Financing?

    Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing allows up to 20% of a property’s value to be financed for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or water conservation upgrades. The financing creates an assessment lien on the property and is repaid as semi-annual installments on the property tax bill.
     
    -No money required upfront: preserve cash for future projects
    -Fixed low interest rates: payments are constant for the life the lien
    -Long term financing: up to 20 years based on the useful life of the improvement
    -Qualifying based on property: no business credit or personal guarantee required
    -Get tax incentives and rebates: property owner owns the equipment and keeps incentives
    If the commercial, industrial and multi-family residential client is not located in a Figtree PACE qualifying area, we are also registered contractors with Balboa Capital
  4. For qualified residential projects in participating areas, we are registered contractors with the same type of PACE program (see #3) through the HERO Program.
  5. For qualified residential clients (who may or may not qualify financially at the sole discretion of the lenders) not located in HERO program participating areas, we offer attractive financing programs through either Matador CCU or Admirals Bank
***ALL FINANCING OPTIONS are offered independently of 12-Gauge Electric (through 3rd party lenders) and we make no guarantees as to financial products’ availabilities, nor is 12-Gauge Electric involved in determining who may or may not be qualified for these opportunities.  12-Gauge Electric, Inc. shall not be held liable for any contracts, agreements or applications made between lender and client(s)