Maryland solar power grants prove popular—State runs out of incentive money, starts waiting list

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Maryland solar power grants prove popular

State runs out of incentive money, starts waiting list

By PAMELA WOOD, Staff Writer
Published August 14, 2008

Karen and Brian Czarnowski had long kicked around the idea of putting solar panels on the roof of their Galesville home.

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But once the state made its incentives much more generous this year - up to $10,000 per home - the Czarnowskis, and dozens more Maryland families, jumped on the solar bandwagon.

In the Czarnowskis' case, the state grant knocked $6,750 off the cost of their $27,000 system, which provides half of the power for their home.

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The Maryland grants, which also can be applied to solar water heaters and geothermal heat systems, proved to be so popular that the state ran out of money shortly after the increased grants were offered starting July 1.

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