My once home, Berkeley CA, just yesterday approved a new plan to help home owners finance solar panels through a voluntary tax. Effectively the city will use its volume borrowing rates to finance the purchase of solar systems over a 20 year period with the home owner paying a voluntary tax to cover the payments. The tax will be set to be less than or equal to the expected savings on the home's utility bills. The agreement is also transferable if the home is sold.
So will my new home town please start considering something similar?
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