Incentives for generating own electricity

**GinDaly** · 04-26-2010 11:55 AM

Last April 1, 2010, the UK introduced the Feed-in Tariffs or FITs. It requires energy suppliers to make regular payments to households who generate their own electricity from renewable sources like solar panels or wind turbines.

This is a great way to encourage people to invest on renewable energy. While the investment may be costly at first, it should well be compensated in a few years or months.

Is there something like this in the US?

**maurajbo** · 06-20-2010 07:19 PM

Most states provide rebates and/or loans to help people pay for solar panels. I don't know about wind energy. The government doesn't pay for the extra energy produced, but the energy companies do. They buy the energy from people with solar panels.

But the rebates really need to be publicized more. A lot of people don't know about them or understand them.

**llcoolrobb** · 06-21-2010 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by maurajbo

Most states provide rebates and/or loans to help people pay for solar panels. I don't know about wind energy. The government doesn't pay for the extra energy produced, but the energy companies do. They buy the energy from people with solar panels.

But the rebates really need to be publicized more. A lot of people don't know about them or understand them.

thanks!
i am gonna try to find more info on this subject and post it here!

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