Solar

So - I asked my friend about her solar panels, and she said that she has no idea how they work, or how they do what they do, but she did say that her electric bill this month was $2.00

That's right. $2.00. As in, the same amount that newspaper bicycle kid was nagging on about in Better Off Dead. Two Dollars.

That's really un-believable! She also said that the previous owners had paid $15,000 to do the solar panels to their home, and that they get money back in their taxes for doing it. But, the previous owners took the tax credit thing with them and didn't give it to my friend, the new owner of the home. Its apparently a credit they can claim for the next few years. Shouldn't that have come with the price of the home? Well anyway, I guess thats none of my business, or really the point of the matter. The point is that for an investment of $15,000, of which, you get some amount back every year in a tax credit, your electric bill possibly goes down to $2.00 a month, plus, and here's the true value -- you are doing something great for the earth by using solar energy. That's beyond cool.