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Berkeley, Calif., suggests innovative solar scheme |
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26 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:30 PM on 26 Oct 2007 The Berkeley, Calif., city council will soon vote on an innovative scheme to front the cost of solar panels to homeowners, who would pay the city back over 20 years as a property tax add-on. The amount to be paid back would be roughly what homeowners would save on electric bills by being sun-powered. "This plan could be our most important contribution to fighting global warming," says Berkeley ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, innovation, news, placemaking, renewable energy, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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