Solar Power Rebates in Perth

By Ian Milne


Solar energy has gained more popularity and more and more folk are using this alternative source of power partly or completely. The advantages of using solar power are countless as you will make savings on your energy bills, you'll reduce your carbon emissions footprint as the quantity of energy that you use and you will find that solar energy is cleaner energy as it doesn't produce any contaminants.

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

When you install a solar system in your home then you qualify for solar rebates in Perth using Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). This is figured out using lots of elements like the size of your solar system and the amount of energy it produces, the position of your home and REC price that you the owner of the house and the solar system installer will agree upon.

One REC unit is the same as one hour of electricity megawatt power. The more solar energy that you can generate using your solar system the more the savings you are able to get.

You must also be aware that REC costs change just like the stock exchanges. To get the most out of your REC units, you can cling on to them when the prices are low then sell when they're higher. To avoid all this altogether, you can take the standard discount from your solar system installer so that you are not impacted by varying costs.

You can trade your RECs on the exchange. The best way to gain from solar rebates is to considerably cut back your electricity use.

This is simple in Perth as the weather is generally bright.




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