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Texas Senate passes $500 million solar energy billAUSTIN — Solar energy could have a brighter future under a Texas Senate- passed bill that would invest half a billion dollars into the industry over thenext five years.The investment would come through rebates for solar installations, fromhomeowners’ rooftop panels to large-scale projects envisioned for WestTexas. The bill, passed by a vote of 26 to 4, now goes to the House.Money for the rebates would be raised through monthly fees on electric bills. Homeowners would pay 20 cents, small businesses $2 and industries$20.“We took baby steps to start with to jump start the industry,” said Sen. TroyFraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, who authored the bill.The Public Utility Commission would determine the amount of the rebates,with $30 million a year going to homeowners and up to $70 million for utility-scale solar projects.Fraser said if there are not enough qualifying large projects, more moneywould be available for individuals.The bill directs municipal utilities like the ones in San Antonio and Austin toestablish similar solar incentives. The fund expires after five years althoughthe PUC could extend it for another five years.The bill would also require retail electric companies to buy a customer’ssurplus electricity at a fair market price or credit the customer’s bill.“If people want to generate electricity, more power to them,” Fraser said.
 
Solar could help during hot summer afternoons — times of peak electricdemand — when the wind often dies down, Fraser said.It would authorize the State Energy Conservation Office to establish arevolving loan program to help school districts install solar systems. It alsowould require homebuilders to offer solar as an option in new subdivisionswith at least 50 homes.Environment Texas Director Luke Metzger said despite the progress of solar technology, the cost of a home or commercial solar system in Texas is stilltoo high to make long-term financial sense. But the U.S. Department of Energy said that improvements in the next five years could put solar on parity with traditional electricity sources.“We have the sun, we have the technological know-how. Now, we’ll have amarket that can make Texas a world leader in solar power,” Metzger said.Another feature of the bill would stop homeowners’ associations from banning rooftop solar panels, as some have done.Raymond Walker, an executive with Houston-based Standard RenewableEnergy, said his company has had a number of installations blocked byhomeowners’ associations.“This really helps us in getting those jobs done,” Walker said.Download Solar Panel Do-it-yourself GuideGoogle searches: Download USA Solar Panel Construction Guide, Do-it-yourself Guide. New Plant set up, research, solar photo volt cell technology.Download Free American Detailed Renewable Solar Panel DIY Ebook,Course, Video Tutorials. USA Windmill, wind generator, solar energyelectricity generation at home, homemade solar panels for US States, how tomake American solar cell, pv wiring, assemble using parts, modules, blueprints, models, plans with government grants, US tax exemptions.Valid for US States Delaware, Pennsylvania, New jersey, Georgia,Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire,Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky,Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine,Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California,
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