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For the last three years, current Johnson City resident Bruce Clarke has lived in residences powered by solar panels, and has just recently upgraded his car and lawn mower to run off of solar energy, as well.
“It’s like a no-brainer kind of deal, you know–you get all that power coming out of the sun, you have to harness it,” Clarke said. “...you’re doing something to help the earth be in better shape for the…next generations.”
Clarke said that his personal tax credit for installing solar panels on a residential property totals 40%– which includes the 30% federal residential solar energy credit and a 10% tax credit for using solar panels that are American made.
Clarke also shared with the Press some of the common misconceptions about using solar energy–factors like weather conditions, cloud cover and unreliability.
“A lot of people think that just because it’s raining you can’t produce any solar,” Clarke said. “...a lot of the sunlight, ultraviolet sunlight, can get through.”
“It would be great to see (solar energy) more highly accepted and more people using it,” Clarke said.
For the last three years, current Johnson City resident Bruce Clarke has lived in residences powered by solar panels, and has just recently upgraded his car and lawn mower to run off of solar energy, as well.
“It’s like a no-brainer kind of deal, you know–you get all that power coming out of the sun, you have to harness it,” Clarke said. “...you’re doing something to help the earth be in better shape for the…next generations.”
Clarke said that his personal tax credit for installing solar panels on a residential property totals 40%– which includes the 30% federal residential solar energy credit and a 10% tax credit for using solar panels that are American made.
Clarke also shared with the Press some of the common misconceptions about using solar energy–factors like weather conditions, cloud cover and unreliability.
“A lot of people think that just because it’s raining you can’t produce any solar,” Clarke said. “...a lot of the sunlight, ultraviolet sunlight, can get through.”
“It would be great to see (solar energy) more highly accepted and more people using it,” Clarke said.
