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October 27, 2009

In many states, solar is now a bargain

  • Buyers can save up to 90 percent on a system, whether it's for a single-family home or a 75-unit condo in the city.
    • By CHRIS KAHN
    AP Energy Writer

    AP Photo/Frank Franklin II [enlarge]
    Jillian Lung shows the solar panels on the roof of her building in the Queens borough of New York. City, state and federal incentives covered nearly three-quarters of the tab for a $394,514 solar system.

    NEW YORK — Jillian Lung says she's no environmentalist. Still, she couldn't pass up a chance to install a carpet of solar panels atop her co-op in Queens.


     
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