50-State Solar Project #8--State of Colorado--Grant Issued, Construction Pending

Greg Tally (User: (WT-shared) WineCountryInn at wts wikivoyage)
A grant to the American Solar Energy Society's Zero Emissions Network program (ZEN) in Boulder, Colorado will be used for micro-grants to build residential solar installations and possibly a commercial array, all targeted at lower income individuals who might not otherwise consider investing in solar, with installations beginning by spring of 2020.  



 It costs an average of $21,000 to purchase a solar array for a Boulder home, and for 2020 the federal government is offering a 26% Solar Investment Tax Credit, which would effectively discount $5,460 off the initial cost, leaving $15,540 to pay cash or borrow for the purchase.  For lower income people one stressor is that if they take out a loan to pay for their solar installation, the monthly payment on that loan is typically higher than their utility bill used to be, so they don't see a monthly savings on their household expenses until that loan is paid off, and instead they see a slight increase.  For example, a $15,540 loan at 5.8%, spread over 15 years, will incur a monthly payment of $129.  The average monthly electric bill in Boulder is $85.  A $1,000 grant would pay that difference of $44 every month for the first 23 months.  For this reason a micro grant would ease that transition financially for nearly a full 2 years.  Similarly the cost for a small business of a larger solar array to power commercial use could be defrayed by a larger grant amount.  If the client converted other appliances from gas to electric such as water heaters and HVAC then the savings on their utility bill with solar would be even greater.  

Micro grants may also be used for:
-replacement of gas burning cars with electric vehicles & charging stations
-enhancement of asphalt and tile roofs with carbon sequestering green roofs
-replacement of natural gas burning water heaters & HVAC systems with geo-thermal or electric/solar-electric systems

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