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NEws: With an ever changing industry, we will do our best to keep you up to date and informed of not only current legislation matters of interest, but also of new products on the market, customer concerns and anything else that you express an interest in knowing about.Current News: USA Today/Wednesday April 25, 2007/Cover Story/ Technologies to help cities manage booming USA. "The 2003 blackout in parts of the Northeast and Midwest - the worst in U.S. History - affected about 40 million people in eight states and intensified concerns about the nation's aging electrical grids, particularly in densely populated areas. 'High Urban density makes it very difficult to build transmission lines and bring power in,' says David Pacya, president and chief executive of Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution". Electrical Contractor/April 2007/Up On The Roof/page 136/"As a result, power generators can provide many unique alternatives, allowing individual users to generate their own power, quietly and safely". Electrical Contractor/April 2007/Industry Watch/page 40/"The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the International Code Council (ICC) announced at the International Builders' Show in February they will be working together on the project to bring uniformity to sustainable building practices". Electrical Contractor/April 2007/Industry Watch/page 20/Citizens Utility Board in Illinois, "Many customers [are] reporting their electric bills have doubled and even tripled," said David Kolata, CUB executive director, and CUB claims to have data that shows the rate increases will cause the loss of more than 20,000 jobs. According to data produced by ComEd and Ameren, the combined rate increases will cost consumers $2.3 billion. The CUB study, conducted in conjunction with Synapse Energy Economics Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., uses the results of an economic model to calculate the effects of such an economic transfer on state employment. The model shows Illinois will lose one job for every $116,121 in higher electricity prices, resulting in a loss of approximately 20,431 jobs across the state". Synopsis
While we have a lot of celebrities, scientists, and politicians telling us to conserve, use "one square of toilet paper", etc... There is no denying that utility rates will continue to rise. There is no denying that demands will increase as population rates increase. While technology is altering some demand, in that a fan once ran on 12 amperes of power now uses only 5 amperes, the only way to curb or alter rate increases will be to alter the demand factors. If cities were to encourage businesses to utilize renewable energies, (take advantage of tax credits), that would offset the demand for which the city utility is required to produce. So if a grid currently feeds 500 homes, if 200 of those homes were to have renewable resources, that same grid would then be able to provide utilities for 600 to 700 homes. This will lower the costs of the utility companies in that they don't have to continue to upsize transformers/conductors/substations. This also helps citizens keep lower utility rates, which will make a city more attractive to live in, since the monthly cost of living will be lower. Further, if a city has to continually upsize substations/transformers/conductors, this will be an added expense to the utility company, which they will pass down to the consumer. However, there is only a certain amount that they can pass down. The final result for that will be that jobs will be lost to save company costs, to maintain expected profit margins. City Level:
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1. At least half of the energy generated by the "qualifying property" must come from the sun. 2. Homeowners may only claim spending on the solar water heating system property, not the entire water heating system of the household. 3. This credit is not available for expenses for swimming pools or hot tubs. 4. The water must be used in the dwelling. 5. The system must be certified by Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC).
1. Photovoltaic systems must provide electricity for the residence, and must meet applicable fire and electrical code requirements. 2. For federal credits that depend on the cost of a measure (Upgrades to existing homes and solar energy systems), the federal credit will generally be calculated after deducting the value of utility or state incentives. |
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