The government is giving many of us another opportunity to get energy saving rebates.
Pennsylvania's new Sunshine Program is for homeowners and business owners.
You might say new solar panels on a home in Larksville are a lot better looking than an old pile of culm laying behind them
Homeowner Judy Stark hopes the panels do what they're supposed to do.
"Well, we're waiting for our first bill to see how that works. We're happy with it and we're excited. It went very smooth," Stake explained.
Judy's had the solar panels for only 3 weeks.
She and employees at Keystone Energy in Luzerne were waiting for rebates from Pennsylvania's Sunshine Program to take effect before they got to work installing the panels.
"A lot of people think in northeastern PA, there's not enough sun to make this work. Believe it or not, you are even when it's cloudy. The sun is getting through to the actual panels themselves and it is actually creating kilowatt creation," Chris Siegel CEO of Rucko Construction Company explained.
Even on some cloudy days when you don't need your sunglasses, Chris says the solar panels are still generating electricity.
According to Chris "everyone who uses electricity can absolutely benefit from solar panels."
One of the requirements for the government rebate is that the installation has to be done by an approved installer, like Keystone Energy.
A.J. Bittner from Keystone Energy pointed out a spinning wheel while we were on site.
"We're producing power right now," he said.
They spin as the sun's energy is converted into electricity.
There's a secondary meter which displays 426 kilowatts. The panels have already generated an average of 20 kilowatts a day.
Enough to power 20 100 watt bulbs.
After the rebates, the 5 solar panels cost Judy $20,000; money she hopes to get back in less than eight years.
Pennsylvania's new Sunshine Program is for homeowners and business owners.
You might say new solar panels on a home in Larksville are a lot better looking than an old pile of culm laying behind them
Homeowner Judy Stark hopes the panels do what they're supposed to do.
"Well, we're waiting for our first bill to see how that works. We're happy with it and we're excited. It went very smooth," Stake explained.
Judy's had the solar panels for only 3 weeks.
She and employees at Keystone Energy in Luzerne were waiting for rebates from Pennsylvania's Sunshine Program to take effect before they got to work installing the panels.
"A lot of people think in northeastern PA, there's not enough sun to make this work. Believe it or not, you are even when it's cloudy. The sun is getting through to the actual panels themselves and it is actually creating kilowatt creation," Chris Siegel CEO of Rucko Construction Company explained.
Even on some cloudy days when you don't need your sunglasses, Chris says the solar panels are still generating electricity.
According to Chris "everyone who uses electricity can absolutely benefit from solar panels."
One of the requirements for the government rebate is that the installation has to be done by an approved installer, like Keystone Energy.
A.J. Bittner from Keystone Energy pointed out a spinning wheel while we were on site.
"We're producing power right now," he said.
They spin as the sun's energy is converted into electricity.
There's a secondary meter which displays 426 kilowatts. The panels have already generated an average of 20 kilowatts a day.
Enough to power 20 100 watt bulbs.
After the rebates, the 5 solar panels cost Judy $20,000; money she hopes to get back in less than eight years.
