If you used electricity at a constant rate with no peak usage for appliances air conditioner etc you would need a generator that produced 1 kw every hour of every day.
Portland general electric solar panels.
Currently the rebates for solar are a maximum of 20 000 for residential and 100 000 for commercial in pacific power territory and 600 000 in portland general electric territory from the energy trust of oregon plus a maximum of 6 000 for residential a federal tax credit of 30.
For example if you use 720 kwh in 30 days your average use is 24 kwh per day 720 kwh 30 days.
Solar power in portland oregon portland is an excellent place to go solar thanks to the broad range of solar incentives available here.
This is a way for more people to participate in solar energy even if you don t own your home or business location.
With net metering pge will keep track of the energy you use and the amount of excess power your system generates.
The portland general electric solar cost and savings calculator also calculates required roof space once it determines the number of solar panels you need to cover your usage.
First off portland general electric offers net metering which makes it easy to offset your electric bills with solar panels.
The company announced this week that it has.
Your pge bill shows how many kilowatt hours you use each month and your average kwh use per day.
Although winters in the north are cold and solar produces less than in the south solar panels installed in oregon still produce a surprising amount of electricity over a year.
Pge pacific power solar incentives.
Produce a solar system design for your home.
In order to qualify for the rebate you must.
This combined with some great local state incentives help to make the portland general electric territory one of the best places in america to install solar.
Generally speaking you need 65 square feet of roof space for each 1 kw of solar panels you wish to install.
Ensure the contractors who have installed the solar panels in your home are a part of energy trust of oregon s trade ally network.
Net metering helps you offset the cost of the electricity you buy from pge with energy you generate at home.
Pge offer a rebate of 250 per kw up to 1 500 alongside other incentives.
Portland general electric the largest utility in oregon is jumping into the cutting edge business of turning home batteries into grid resources.
The customers of portland general electric pge and pacific power who ve decided to install solar panels in their home to meet their energy demands are offered cash rebates.
No solar installation required pge is committed to helping you be a part of oregon s clean energy future now a new statewide offering the oregon community solar program is available to you.
