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Susquehanna Township Residents Go Solar To Counter Rising Electric Costs
The Patriot-News
August 26, 2009
Sunshine State
Philadelphia Inquirer
May 19, 2009
Company Benefits From Rising Interest In Solar
Energy International Quarterly
Spring 2009
Energy Incentives Heat Up
Philadelphia Inquirer
March 3, 2009
Heat Shed Turns Solar Power Into Gold
Bucks County Herald
November 6, 2008
Heating Up: State Subsidy Program Spurs Interest in Solar Power for Homes.
The Morning Call
August 17, 2008
ECO In The Valley
Lehigh Valley Style
August 2008
Pa. Bill Empowers Use Of Solar Energy
Inquirer
July 6, 2008
The Energizer Helper
The Morning Call
July 3, 2008
Dumb as We Wanna Be
The New York Times
April 30, 2008
A Shift in the Debate Over Global Warming
The New York Times
April 4, 2008
PPL Proposes Phase-in for Hike
The Morning Call
October 30, 2007
Crunching the Home Heating and AC Budget
with Alternative Energy Sources
Natural Awakenings Magazine
October 2007
Quakertown Residents Facing
Uncertain Electricity Rates
Bucks County Herald
August 30, 2007
Doylestown to Offer Incentives
to Build "Green"
Bucks County Herald
July 19, 2007
Tapping Sun's Power Still Isn't Cheap
Morning Call
July 1, 2007
Plugging Into The Sun
New New York Times
Jan. 4, 2007
It's a double-digit surge in electricity costs
The Philadelphia Enquirer
March 5, 2007
In Pursuit of a Greener Life
The Intelligencer
April 22, 2007
Pages A1,A2
Meet Our Green Family
The Morning Call
May 11, 2007
Page E4
Aftershock
The Morning Call
May 11, 2007
Pages A1,A3

Your View

The Morning Call

May 18, 2007

 

Regarding the May 11th article about the newspaper's "green" family: I applaud their efforts in regard to the environment, but disagree with the man's opinion regarding the installation of solar panels. He said "one good hailstorm could wipe out the project".

 

Manufacturers test these projects under such conditions. What part of the country doesn't get hail? These modules are built to last.

 

If the family put solar panels on the roof, they would reduce the electric bill. When they make more electricity than they use, the meter will "spin backwards" and they will get credit.

 

They increase the value of the home and hedge against future rises in electric costs, and can earn income from the sale of RECs (renewable energy credits).

 

Charles Reichner

Heat Shed Inc.

Nockamixon Township

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