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ALAMEDA POWER & TELECOM SOLAR REBATE APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
ALAMEDA, Calif., November 29, 2007 — Alameda Power & Telecom, the municipal electric and telecommunications enterprise serving the City of Alameda, has announced that applications are now available for rebates to customers installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.
“There’s been great interest in our community in residential and commercial solar systems,” said General Manager Girish Balachandran. “We’re very happy that customers would consider adding to our very green power mix, one that is already over 80% clean and renewable.”
During calendar year 2008, Alameda Power & Telecom staff hopes to provide $420,000 in rebates and benefit from a 150-kilowatt power resource. That power would be the equivalent of serving 50 typical Alameda households. Over the next 10 years, the utility expects to rebate $4.2 million for solar PV installations and offset the need to acquire 2,127 kilowatts.
“Applications will be taken on a first-come, first served basis. We expect that, given solar PV economics, most of the applications will come from the commercial sector, but we’ve taken measures to ensure that any interested residential or smaller customer is assured a favorable place in the queue,”, added Mike Brown, Senior Utility Analyst. He also noted that, if there are any unused funds, they will be made available in future years.
There are specific requirements for system installations, including efficiency, orientation, tilt, and shading, and customers are asked to log on to the Alameda Power & Telecom web site, www.alamedapt.com, for exact details and to access the application form.
About Alameda Power & Telecom
At over 120 years of service, Alameda Power & Telecom is the oldest municipal electric power utility west of the Mississippi River. Its service territory includes the City of Alameda and its 79,000 residents, as well as its thriving business sector. Its power portfolio, that is typically over 80% clean and renewable, is a major reason that the City of Alameda is the lowest greenhouse-gas-emitting community in Alameda County and one of the lowest in the State. Rates for electric power are also 13.5% lower that those in surrounding areas. The agency is the dominant provider of cable television and Internet services to its community, as well.
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