PenguinOrange
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eyephone said:
Oh yeah, most places are at the final stage Step 10. If you're in NorCal you're already out. It's at the last step so currently at .20/watt. This is the last step so the next one is just zero when they run out of funds.
You can see the current status here:http://www.csi-trigger.com/
About 30MW left out of 50MW for SCE Residential.
Looking at the SCE notes:http://www.csi-trigger.com/details.aspx?Administrator=SCE#Notes
It seems the burn-down from beginning of June to end of July (2mo period) is around 11MW. So if the rate continues probably looking at 4-6mo window for the credits to be completely used up.
You could also argue that it's peak season with Solar with people looking at their summer bills and rushing to get Solar and perhaps the frenzy will slow down later so may even have more time.
Of course you don't get the credits until your power system comes online so you need to factor in appropriate lead time as I've heard it can take several weeks (up to 5wks) to complete, get approval, and plug into the grid.
Still shopping around for quotes.
There's a SCE meet and greet with solar installers coming up in San Bernardino if you're willing to do the field trip.
Alternatively, I also heard there's some solar vendors at the fair which maybe worthwhile to check out too!
Best of luck and keep us posted on your findings!
