San Jose, Ca is #4 in the US for Solar Installations!!
The report, "Shining Cities: At the Forefront of America's Solar Energy Revolution," has recognized the top cities in the US for solar power! San Jose is in the top five at #4! San Francisco came in at #9! Clean energy is growing in the Bay Area!! Read more about it this report in, HuffPost.
With climate change becoming an ever looming danger, we hope more cities move towards renewable energy sources like solar. San Jose not only has a lot of its rooftops covered in solar panels but some of their government buildings have solar systems, too! We are proud to have been a part of this solar win.....ALLY has installed solar systems on San Jose rooftops for years!
Congratulations, San Jose!
Clean Energy - Today and Tomorrow
Yesterday, May 8th, Obama gave a speech in Mountain View, Ca. and reinforced his goals to make clean energy a bigger part of our future. The White House even has its own newly installed solar panel system on the roof! An example to the country that solar is the present as well as the future. Energy Department recently launched a $15 million-dollar program, “Solar Market Pathways”, to promote solar energy for commercial and government buildings. Read the Washington Post article, here.
Clean energy and solar expansion is growing, California has its own state incentive program to help make solar panels affordable to residents and business owners. PACE will soon be implemented across all counties to help homeowners. San Francisco and Sonoma counties currently have programs in place. ALLY is staying on top of new solar energy programs and rebates...contact us for more information.
PACE Financing: Residential Solar Energy for CA!
California is a major participant in the PACE program! Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, an alternative to a loan and helps property owners manage the barrier of high up-front energy equipment and installation costs.
PACE financing ties the cost of home improvements to the property itself which has statistically shown to be a value-add when reselling your property. When a property owner participating in a PACE program sells the property, then the repayment obligation legally transfers with the property. The benefits of PACE financing include long-term, fixed-cost financing; loans tied to the tax capacity of the property rather than to the owner’s credit standing; a repayment obligation that legally transfers with the sale of the property; and potentially a deduction of the repayment obligation from federal taxable income, as part of the local property tax deduction. Read more here.
ALLY can help you get PACE for your solar energy system! Contact us today for info.