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Solar Power Subsidy Gets City PUC's OK |
By Charles Burress January 9, 2008 | ||||
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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved a new local subsidy Tuesday for residents and businesses who install solar power. |
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The solar incentive plan, which is expected to win final approval from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors next month, would provide between $3,000 and $5,000 for a home installation and up to $10,000 for businesses. |
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The following is a petition APRI has drafted soliciting the signatures of District 10 residents. |
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"It's groundbreaking," said San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting, co-chair of the city's year-old Solar Task Force, which developed the plan. "I think it will help ensure that San Francisco is going to be the solar capital of the world." |
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The first year would be funded with $3 million in revenue from the city's Hetch Hetchy electricity-generating dams. |
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The subsidy would be retroactive to Dec. 16, for those who installed solar after the December announcement of the plan, and applications may be submitted after the supervisors give their approval, said Barbara Hale, PUC assistant general manager of power. |
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