Getting Lean
At Long Island Power Solutions, we talk about saving money on your electric and natural gas bills. We are all about savings. In this type of economic environment, you need to get lean. Anything you can do to save money, is a good thing.
The concept of solar power is pretty simple. Yes, it costs money to purchase and install, but A] Someone else pays for 80% of that cost in the form of rebates and incentives, and B] Once it is paid for, it costs nothing going forward. The sun is free, and there are no fuel costs or real maintenance associated with your PV system. It just produces free electricity for the warranty period of 25 years at least. Industry experts believe that a quality PV system should last 40 years or more. There are no moving parts or fancy microprocessors that can cause problems.
If you want, you can eliminate the upfront cost by using financing. If you go that route, you use the money you save on your electric to pay the off the system. In this case we can set it up so not only will you not use any of your own money, you will have more money in your pocket from the very first month.
My favorite part of all this is when rates and taxes go up, and the price of fuel fluctuates, you’re unaffected. You are getting free electricity from the sun. Remember when they first imposed the fuel surcharge? The price of a gallon of gasoline was about $4 at the time. Did you really need this surcharge? Unfortunately, if you wanted electric, you had no choice. A PV system will free you from all that. Fuel costs can double, triple, even quadruple and you won’t care a lick. Well, at least for your electric bill.
To help you save money on your natural gas bill, we hooked up with Ameristar Energy. Switching to an ESCO like Ameristar will get you a better price on your gas supply cost, as well as save on some of the taxes that are embedded in your gas bill. There is no cost or obligation to switch, but you can save from 8 – 12% on your National Grid Bill.
I haven’t figured out how to eliminate all of your household bills yet, but I’m working on it.
