Question of the Day: Ready to Plug Solar into Your House?
We want you opinion.
Tonight, the Belmont Energy Committee will be holding a presentation by several private firms who are hoping to place solar panels on residential homes in Belmont, in some incidents at no cost to the homeowner. The 7:30 p.m. meeting on the second floor of Town Hall in the auditorium is the result of changes made this year by the Belmont Municipal Light Department allowing firms to come into town to set up systems which homeowners can reduce their dependency of the electrical power grid. Meeting attendees will learn about inverters, tilt angles and net metering from solar power firms who are willing to trade tax credits for the insallation of solar PV panels for residential homeowners lucky enough to have 2,500 square feet of an unshaded …
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Deborah Theodore
11:56 am on Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Sheesh. I guess living in Belmont (as I have since 1983 when it was merely convenient and not a luxury to live here) neither of you seems to be in tune with people who may not be able to afford either a Prius or solar panels with or without subsidies. We would certainly love to reduce our carbon footprint as well as our utility bill (which we can afford; thank you BMLD!). This is a great idea and… more ›