Saturday, September 14, 2013

Solar Energy Rebates in Perth

By Ian Milne


Solar energy has gained more renown and more folks are using this alternative source of energy partly or completely. The benefits of using solar power are many as you will make savings on your energy bills, you may scale back your carbon print as the amount of energy that you use will be less and you will find that solar energy is cleaner energy as it does not produce any contaminants.

Because the installation costs of solar energy system can be excessive and also for increased inducement to make use of this cleaner sort of energy, there is a system of solar rebates in Perth available.

When you install a solar system in your house then you qualify for solar rebates in Perth using Eco-friendly Power Certificates (RECs). This is figured out using a number of factors such as the size of your solar system and the quantity of energy it produces, the situation of your house and REC price that you the owner of the house and the solar system installer will agree upon. One REC unit is equal to one hour of electricity megawatt power. The more solar energy that you are able to generate using your solar system the more the savings you are able to get.

You should also be aware that REC prices change like the stock exchanges. To get the most out of your REC units, you can cling to them when the costs are low then sell when they're higher. To avoid all this altogether, you can take a standard discount from your solar system installer so that you are not influenced by varying prices. You can also trade your RECs on the stock exchange. The best way to benefit from solar rebates is to greatly cut back your electricity use.

This is straightforward in Perth as the weather is typically bright.




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