[cover] Solar Perplexus : Been there, done that - Monterey County Weekly

29 July 2010, 12:09 am

Californias first Property Assessed Clean Energy program, BerkeleyFIRST, launched to great fanfare in 2008. But the pilot only produced solar panels on 13 roofs a let-down East Bay Express attributes to high interest rates. Many qualifying property owners simply werent willing to take out a $20,000-$40,000 loan at 7.75 percent interest, even if it could be paid back as a property tax ...... Read More »

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