Green Options » state tax credits for solar http://greenoptions.com/tag/state-tax-credits-for-solar Posts tagged 'state tax credits for solar' Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:16:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en How to Get a Cheap Solar Roof - for 80% Off http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/25/how-to-get-a-cheap-solar-roof-for-80-off/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/25/how-to-get-a-cheap-solar-roof-for-80-off/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:16:05 +0000 Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/25/how-to-get-a-cheap-solar-roof-for-80-off/

Move — to Louisiana:

According to SolarPowerRocks! Louisiana has a state tax credit of 50% for solar roof installations, the most generous state subsidy for solar — Combined with the 30% Federal tax credit for solar that we all get now; (you knew about that, right?) so in Louisiana you can put a solar roof up, paying only 20% of the cost: (30% + 50% = 80% off).

The way this credit is designed it will benefit modest homeowners the most. If you need a $25,000 system, you get the full 50%. If you need a larger system you get less than 50%, because it maxes out at $12,500.

So, if you have ten plasma tvs and a pool pump and run the A/C day and night, you won’t get as much help with running all that…but

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