what a great idea! I'd do it in a heart beat. what's stopping the city from doing this? diane wiley in tangletown wishing she had the money to install photov's right now
----- Original Message ----- From: "flewn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Mpls] solar subsidies ... > Zero-interest micro-loans from the city of Minneapolis (or a fund run by the city) to homeowners, landlords and small business owners to install photovoltaics on their roofs. Use a formula to calculate the dollars saved on each month's electrical bill (since electricity generated on the roof of one's property is electricity not purchased from Xcel), and tack that amount on to the property tax bill of the property owner, as repayment of the loan. > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
