Santee Cooper Solar Rebate (2017)

If you currently live in the Santee Cooper service area, pay attention to this post. The Santee Cooper Solar Rebate was changed to offer homeowners up to $9600 to make the switch to clean solar energy.

Take advantage of the Santee Cooper Solar Rebate while it remains available!

This is the time to really take a look at solar energy for your home. Solar is booming in South Carolina which saw over 300% growth for 2016 our installed solar capacity.

Santee Cooper is helping their clients make the switch to solar energy by paying $1.60 per installed watt of solar energy up to a maximum of $9600. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity which will be ending in November of 2017.

Santee Cooper Solar

The Santee Cooper Solar division handles interconnections of its clients solar energy systems to the grid.

With the current Santee Cooper Solar Rebate in place, this is a deal that is too good to pass up.

South Carolina Solar is here to help

We work closely with Santee Cooper to help homeowners make the switch to solar energy for their homes.

Solar is not a fit for everyone but our friendly staff will help you determine if your home qualifies. When solar is a good fit for you, you can enjoy these fantastic benefits:

1. Eliminate most or all of your electricity bill for good

2. Reallocate money you would normally spend for your electricity bill and invest that money towards your solar hardware which is an asset.

3. Fix you payment for life with no increases

4. Increase your property value

5. Own your power supply in a few short years

Energy Efficiency Options

South Carolina Solar will also help you evaluate & identify simple solutions that can help you decrease your electricity consumption.

Many homeowners we are currently working with are seeing huge energy savings with our hybrid hot water heater. In many cases, this one improvement can help slash $30-$40 a month off your electric bill.

Ask your project manager how you can qualify for a FREE WAYER HEATER UPGRADE.

Is it expensive to switch to Solar Energy?

The answer is a resounding NO! Our Solar Loan products allow you to have your system installed with NO out of pocket expenses.

Loan payments are low and are designed to mimic what you normally would pay on your electricity bill.

If your going to have to pay for power anyway, wouldn’t you rather invest that money into something you will own versus throwing it away on a bill?

How can I get qualified?

1. Gather your last 12 months consumption figures from Santee Cooper and enter them into the form on this page along with your address, phone and email.

2. Submit your request and a project manager from South Carolina Solar will can you to discuss your request and ask a little about your home.

3. Our design team will look at your home from space and create a custom solar array design for your home.

4. Your project manager will schedule a meeting with you to go over our findings and educate you on all aspects of switching to solar.

5. If it’s a fit and you’re home qualifies, you can kick back and relax and we will do everything for you from start to finish. No hassles, no worries.

Solar Powering Your Community
HOA, Community Associations and Residential Solar

Best Practices, Aesthetics & Impact on Home Values with Solar

CC&R’s

Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions
- The Declaration of CCR’s is a legal document that lays out the guidelines for the planned community.

The CC&R’s are recorded in the county records in the county where the property is located and are legally binding

In place from the beginning of the neighborhood; very difficult (almost impossible) to change

By-Laws

An HOA is governed by a board of directors and a set of rules called bylaws.
The bylaws govern how the HOA operates and contain the information needed to run the HOA as a business.

For example, the bylaws cover matters such as:

How often the HOA holds meetings
How the meetings are conducted
The duties of the various offices of the board of directors
How many people are on the board
Membership voting rights
Bylaws can be changed according to the internally-defined governance process

Planned communities are often designed

with a particular aesthetic in mind

1970’s Technology & Profiles

The time when many HOA restrictions on solar & Satellite Dishes were put into place

Modern Technology & Profiles

Time to re-think these 70’s-era

HOA restrictions on solar?

What the HOA Board Needs to

Know About Solar PV Systems

Factors that impact how a PV system works:

-Orientation (east, southeast, south, southwest, west)

-Shading (tall trees, dormers, neighbor’s house)

-Tilt (~30 degrees)

-Size

Consideration of the allowed placement

of Solar PV Panels

There is a fine balance in limiting the placement and preventing someone from being able to make the switch to green & clean energy.

Placement on rear only (limits any home that doesn’t back up to west-south-east)
Placement on rear and sides (offers an opportunity for financial part of solar to make sense for more homeowners)
Placement on all roof planes (makes it even more possible for solar to make financial sense)
In some cases, Solar is not a good fit for the home no matter the placement options

Aesthetics

Associations seek to preserve community aesthetics by placing restrictions on solar PV system:
– Size
–    Placement
–    Tilt
–    Orientation

Examples of Best Practices for Aesthetically Pleasing Installations
–    Panels should be mounted as close to flat on the roof as possible
–    No part of the installation should be visible above the roof peak
–    Black panles, black frams and black hardware (screws) look best
–    Piping, wiring and junction boxes should be hidden

Month: March 2017

Santee Cooper Solar Rebate