Cast your vote at the end of this blog on solar rebates
New Town Builders, one of the Denver-area’s leading homebuilders in energy efficiency, opposes Xcel Energy’s request to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission proposal for a 47 percent reduction in rebates for homes with solar energy systems.
“Such a significant reduction in the solar energy rebate would have a noticeable impact on the home-building industry, especially among companies that have tried to respond to customers’ demands for energy efficiency and environmental responsibility,” said Perry Cadman, New Town’s Chief Operating Officer. “Those builders plan developments far into the future and make their commitments based on certain consistencies within the financial modeling. Constant changes in policies and fees only serve to impede business and, in this case, make it more difficult to help the community conserve energy and make homeownership more affordable over the long term.”
About New Town Builders
New Town Builders has been building homes in the Denver area since 2001, with an emphasis on energy efficiency, sustainability and neo-classical designs that recall an era when houses truly felt like homes. On the outside, the homes sport porches and designer colors. Inside, New Town incorporates technology and smart design to “future-proof” its homes. All New Town homes receive the Energy Star Efficiency Rating. New Town is a member of Home Builders of Association of Metro Denver. They offer homes in the Colorado neighborhoods of:
- Bradburn Village (Westminster)
- Stapleton (Denver)
- Shadow Grass (Longmont)
- Tallyn’s Reach (Aurora)
Loading ...For more information: www.newtownbuilders.com or call 303-707-4400.
Subsidies are like a drug.
Eventually, you need to kick the habit.
The time is now for the “solar industry”.
How nice. Finally, you have got it right!
During this time of economic recession, I think subsidies are still very valid. Once solar is cheap enough for every home, existing or new construction, to be able to install it and save money every month then we will not need the subsidies because home owners will just want to do it not only because it is the right thing to do, but because they save money.
Credits for solar PV systems have stimulated the industry and increased interest in individual power production. As volume increases prices are coming down. It is not prudent to cut this program drastically and unexpectedly. A controlled reduction in the credits as previously planned will insure the continued growth of a vital industry. Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels is critical. We must support energy conservation in Colorado.
The would be an industry around rattlesnake meat if all other meats were driven out of business. TaTa