Based on 3000 sq ft Residential Home Cost of Going NETZERO with Solar ONLY: 7KW Grid-Tie Solar system Approx. Approx rebate PGE CSI
64,000.00 8894.00
Fed GOV After rebates
19,200.00 36,904
Cost of Going NETZERO with Solar and Automation: Lighting: Automated by Homeworks/Homelogic 9,000
15% energy savings
Climate: Automated by Aprilair/Homelogic 3,000
20% energy savings
Phantom loads: Automated by UPB Pulseworx/Homelogic 3,000
10 % energy savings
Energy Efficiency Engineered: Automated by Envision Solution/Homelogic 5-20% 2,000 4.1 K W Grid – Tie Solar array 40,050 Total 57,050 Fed GOV 12,150 CSI 6,003 Additional PGE & Fed government rebates 1900.00
Cost of Solar after rebates and Automation: 36,997
According to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the typical American home has 40 products constantly drawing power, and those products — when not in use — represent 10 percent of residential energy consumption. According to the Energy Department, the average U.S. home spends about $2,000 on energy cost each year. Heating and cooling account for at least half of typical use; water heating up to 25 percent; appliances and home electronics about 20 percent; and lighting about 15 percent. Source: U.S. Energy Department