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Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?

Maybe--But Not Sure What to Organize

Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:

I'm in the environmental consulting & remediation industry and have been following the issue for a long time.

What excites you about this campaign?

Finally, someone with a sense of urgency that I have felt for many years! Let's use what we have.

What do you want to do to help?

Right now I want to bounce ideas around, SOLAR needs to be a component in this, personal power generation via whatever means possible. Once I've felt it out a little more it would be good to talk to like minded people in my area to get their ideas and see what we can do on a local level.

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At 8:46pm on September 9, 2008, Marilyn said…: Hi David!
"Welcome!" to the Pickens Community form the Community Welcome Wagon. Thank you for taking the time to join and express your interests.

The Community has just published a Petition. It is located on the Main Page, at the top, with a link to the actual page. The Community feels the Petition is the best way to gain the attention of state and federal lawmakers. Please sign and follow the instructions for sending the petition. If possible, start a petition drive.

Thanks again for joining and email if you have a question.
Marilyn

At 2:12pm on July 14, 2008, Jeff Thornhill said…: Hello David;

My system was $45,000. My state rebate was $15,000 and my Federal IRS rebate was $3,000.

Where I live we have real expensive power with PG&E. They have a 'tiered' rate schedule with the upper tier rate of about $0.38 per kWh. My summer monthly bills were running $375 to $450 a month. I have had the system 3 years and expect to break even in about 6 or 7 years depending on how much the rates increase. I think of it as buying my own green electric company, and who would NOT want that.

We have what is called NET metering her in California. With NET metering I sell back electricity when I produce excess and buy it back when I need it. We also have a Time Of Use (TOU) rate schedule. One rate is from noon to 7pm (peak) and the other rate is from 7pm till noon off Peak). So... I sell back at peak $0.38 and purchase as much as I need during off peak $0.16.

The NET metering was a law that was passed here in California to help solar. It is a great system. I use the grid as a huge battery.

-- thanks jeff

At 10:44pm on July 11, 2008, Jeff Thornhill said…: Hello David;

My wife and I live in a PV powered house here in California. This stuff realy works. We were paying $400 to $500 a month. We now pay about $35.00

The system is good for me, America, and the planet. How cool is that!

-- jeff