Hi Rich, I didn't go with solar for my installation, but instead opted for wind - for my location it made much better sense (or is that cents). However, the company I used, Energy Options (http://www.energyoptions-wind.com/), does solar as well as wind and I'm quite pleased with the work they did for me, both in terms of workmanship, product delivered, and price. Schedule was a little 'iffy' but that was more a result of local permitting hassles than anything else. When are you considering doing this? Have you considered wind instead? If you have an acre or more of land and good wind there is more energy to be recovered from wind than from the sun, and the rebates per watt (nameplate) are higher, thus making wind even more affordable. My installation was rated 10 kW (nameplate) and qualified for a $3.00/watt rebate from the CEC (California Energy Commision) - yep, you calcualted that right - $3.00/watt x 10 kw = a $30,000 rebate. That plus a 30% tax credit on the total installed price resulted in a total out of pocket cost for the system of about $9K. Not too shabby. As wind is estimated to be an available resource in my area at slightly over twice the time solar is available (on average) it would have taken a 20 kW solar installation to generate an approximately equivalent amount of electricity to what my wind turbine puts out, and that would have been a bit cost prohibitive for me. Especially as solar only qualifies for a $1.50/watt (nameplate) rebate (but you still get the 30% of installed cost tax credit). Anyway, give EO a call and see if they can do something for you. No harm in trying. <JSW> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:26 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager < ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > roc-chat Digest Wed, 04 May 2011 Volume: 01 Issue: 027 > > In This Issue: > [roc-chat] [Off Topic] Solar Energy Recommendations? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Rich Silva" <richsilv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [roc-chat] [Off Topic] Solar Energy Recommendations? > Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 08:26:11 -0700 > > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > I know its off topic (Rocket!)=85 > > =20 > > But have any of you (real=99) experience with any Solar Energy companies = > and > can make any recommendations=85 Feel free to contact me off chat=85 > > =20 > > Or lets discuss it here? > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > Description: Wizard Clip Art SigRichard Silva > > Silva Software Services =96 United States > > Phone: (310) 387-8364 > > Email: <mailto:RichSilv@xxxxxxxxxxx> RichSilv@xxxxxxxxxxx > > =FC Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of roc-chat Digest V1 #27 > ***************************** > > -- > ROC-Chat mailing list > roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > //www.freelists.org/list/roc-chat > >