San Francisco Introduces New Solar Incentive
Jan 06
In 2000 San Francisco’s mayor, Willie Brown, announced a goal to have 10,000 solar-powered homes in the city by 2010. 8 years later we’re only at 660, with just 2 years remaining. The California Solar Initiative has provided the much-needed financial incentives to adopt solar across California, with rebates averaging 30% of the total cost of solar. There’s also a Federal solar tax rebate of $2,000. Despite these incentives, we’re still nowhere near our 10,000 homes goal in SF.
Last month Gavin Newsom announced a new Solar Energy Plan that would provide $3,000-5,000 in incentives on top of the California and Federal rebates. Between the three incentives San Francisco residents could have over 50% of the cost of solar funded by the city, state and Fed.
