Most electricity in the US is generated by burning fossil fuels like coal and natural gas. Extracting these carbon based fuels from the ground is expensive and harmful to the envirnoment and humans in many ways. On the hand, the fuel for solar power is free, clean and abundant. Amazingly, if we could capture all the sun’s energy shining on the Earth for just one hour we could power the entire world for one year. Producing electricity from the sun and solar panels rather than

The federal solar tax credit, officially known as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) , was increased in August from 26% to 30% and remains in effect thru 2034. If you own your home (or have a mortgage) you could qualify to receive a tax credit equaling almost 1/3 of your cost to go solar. For example, if your solar system costs $20,000 your tax credit would be $6,000. And if you owe $3,000 in federal taxes you could use it to reduce your taxes to $0. Plus, the unused portion of