“Be like the flower, turn your faces to the sun.” Kahlil Gibran
$500
50% to 74%
of electricity
$12,200
4.1%
Property
- Owner:
- Michael and Kathy Nerrie
- Type:
- Residential
- Address:
- 507 March Hill Road, Walpole, NH 03608
- Size:
- 1,800 sq ft
- Energy need met:
- 50% to 74% of electricity
- Designations:
- Passive house
- Event Participation:
- NESEA Green Buildings Open House 2012 Host
- NESEA Green Buildings Open House 2013 Host
Technology
- Type:
- Solar PV
- Installed:
- January 2009
- Size of System:
- 3.15 kW
- Purposes:
- To generate electricity
Financial Details
- Gross Cost of System:
- $26,000
- Value of Rebates:
- $6,000
- Value of Tax Credits:
- $7,800
- Net Cost of System:
- $12,200
- Annual Savings:
- $500
Professionals & Suppliers
- Installers:
- Alteris Renewables
- Builders:
- Owner
What You Need to Know
My Motivation:
We had been thinking of installing a PV system for environmental reasons for years, but the cost was prohibitive. The rebates that became available in 2008 in New Hampshire, along with the federal tax incentives, made it possible to see a reasonable payback. The time was right and, as with most products, the more people who bought PV systems the more the cost would come down for others in the future. And they have - in the two years since we put in our roof mounted array, the price of the panels had dropped by almost 30%. The payback is much shorter than in 2008. It is now considered a good investment to “Go Solar".
Advice:
Our advice: You will never regret installing a clean energy system, but you might regret not doing it.
Open House Info:
GREEN BUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE Saturday Oct. 13 - 10 am to 4 pm Michael and Kathy Nerrie 507 March Hill Road Walpole, NH 03608 DRIVING DIRECTIONS from Walpole and from Keene: From the post office in downtown Walpole, go south on Main Street a few hundred feet. Turn left onto Prospect Hill Road. Go 0.75 mile up long hill. Just past the golf course, take slight left onto Maple Grove Road. Go 0.75 mile. Stay left of Toles Automotive then bear right onto March Hill Road. Go 2.25 miles. Driveway is on left just past a large run-down arched roof barn on right. From bandstand in Central Square in Keene, take Court Street north 2.5 miles to traffic light. There is a 7/11 convenience store on right just before intersection. Turn right onto Route 12A North. Go 8 miles. Turn left onto Walpole Valley Road. Go 2 miles. Turn left onto March Hill Road. Go 0.25 mile. Driveway is on right.
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