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05-19-2009, 07:23 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg "This is the beginning of the money starting to flow - and green jobs." (http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20090519_Pa__Sunshine_solar_rebate_program_opens.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/New_Homes_-_Solar_Panel_Install.jpgDiane Mastrull - Philedelphia Business Today (http://www.philly.com) - May 19, 2009
Someday perhaps we'll all be able to afford a system on our own roofs... --Ed.
The race to the sun is officially on in Pennsylvania.
On a back deck of a modest home in Roxborough, Gov. Rendell yesterday declared the Pennsylvania Sunshine rebate program ready to accept applications.
Rebates of up to 35 percent are available on a first-come, first-served basis to owners of homes and small businesses looking to offset the cost of buying and installing solar-energy systems.
"This is a great day for Pennsylvanians who care about saving money over the long run, who care about creating the new green-energy jobs that President Obama talks so much about, and who care about the quality of our air and the future of our environment," Rendell said.
He began his remarks shortly after 11 a.m. with a lament that the sky was predominantly cloudy. By the time Rendell had finished speaking, the Lare Street setting was bathed in sunshine.
The dozen or so solar contractors on hand for the event, at the home of Charlie Bushka and his wife, Lynette Rundgren, underscored how eager the fledgling industry has been for help from Harrisburg in transforming consumer interest into... http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20090519_Pa__Sunshine_solar_rebate_program_opens.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/New_Homes_-_Solar_Panel_Install.jpgDiane Mastrull - Philedelphia Business Today (http://www.philly.com) - May 19, 2009
Someday perhaps we'll all be able to afford a system on our own roofs... --Ed.
The race to the sun is officially on in Pennsylvania.
On a back deck of a modest home in Roxborough, Gov. Rendell yesterday declared the Pennsylvania Sunshine rebate program ready to accept applications.
Rebates of up to 35 percent are available on a first-come, first-served basis to owners of homes and small businesses looking to offset the cost of buying and installing solar-energy systems.
"This is a great day for Pennsylvanians who care about saving money over the long run, who care about creating the new green-energy jobs that President Obama talks so much about, and who care about the quality of our air and the future of our environment," Rendell said.
He began his remarks shortly after 11 a.m. with a lament that the sky was predominantly cloudy. By the time Rendell had finished speaking, the Lare Street setting was bathed in sunshine.
The dozen or so solar contractors on hand for the event, at the home of Charlie Bushka and his wife, Lynette Rundgren, underscored how eager the fledgling industry has been for help from Harrisburg in transforming consumer interest into... http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20090519_Pa__Sunshine_solar_rebate_program_opens.html