Solar Energy Rebates in Perth

By Ian Milne


Solar energy has gained more popularity and more and more folks are using this alternative source of power partly or fully. The benefits of using solar electricity are numerous as you will make savings on your energy bills, you'll scale back your carbon print as the amount of energy that you use and you will find that solar energy is cleaner energy as it does not produce any pollutants.

As the installation costs of solar energy system can be prohibitive and also for increased inducement to make use of this cleaner sort of energy, there is a system of solar rebates in Perth available.

When you install a solar system in your house then you qualify for solar rebates in Perth using Eco-friendly Power Certificates (RECs). This is worked out using a lot of factors like the size of your solar system and the amount of energy it produces, the position of your house and REC price that you the owner of the house and the solar system installer will agree on. One REC unit is the same as 60 minutes of electricity megawatt power. The more solar energy that you're able to generate using your solar system the more the savings you are able to get.

You should also realize that REC prices change just like the stock exchanges. To get the best from your REC units, you can cling on to them when the costs are low then sell when they are higher.

To avoid all this altogether, you can take a standard discount from your solar system installer so you aren't affected by varying prices. You may also trade your RECs on the stock market. The most effective way to benefit from solar rebates is to considerably cut back your electricity use.

This is simple in Perth as the weather is mostly sunny and sunny.




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