30% Federal Tax Credit for Photovoltaic Solar Power and Solar Hot Water

From the website of excellent USA solar power company Sun City Energy:

Solar Rebate: 30% of your solar investment is already paid for!

Simply own a Sun City Solar System and take advantage of the new 30% solar tax rebate. Not only do you lower your tax liability with the new solar tax credit, you also take control of your energy dollars by lowering your energy use. The Federal solar tax rebate is subtracted off your bottom line tax liability. If you receive a Federal tax refund, you will get an additional 30% of your solar investment added to your tax refund check.

30% solar tax rebate for solar power and solar hot water

Residential Solar Rebate Tax Credit

The residential solar rebate tax credit is 30% of your solar investment for hot water and solar power electric. To be eligible for the solar tax credit, solar thermal systems must be certified by the SRCC. There is no SRCC certification required for solar electric.

Commercial Solar Rebate Tax Credit

The commercial tax credit is 30%. The commercial solar rebate tax credit can be carried forward twenty years or back one year. Your solar investment can be depreciated over 5 years on an accelerated basis. Interest on loans may also enter into the tax credit calculation under section 266 of the tax code. For a complete guide of the commercial and residential Federal tax credits, please go to: www.seia.org

There is a difference between a tax deduction and a tax credit. A tax deduction is subtracted from income before tax liability is computed. A tax credit is subtracted from the total tax liability. Currently, there is no solar rebate for residential pool systems or solar heating systems.


USA Federal Tax Credits for Solar Power and Energy Efficiency Expenditures

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Solar energy stocks, Renewable Power News May 2009

Here are some recent blog posts and news articles referencing publicly-listed solar power stocks and other alternative energy companies:

Plug-In Hybrid Cars an objective in President Obama statement


Green Energy Stocks will Benefit from Proposed Climate Change Bill, EPA ruling


Top 10 Green Energy Stocks for Post-Bush Market Rally; Clean Power Investing


Johan Trip Interview with Barry Cinamon, CEO Akeena Solar (AKNS)


China Plans to Invest in Solar, Wind, Geothermal and clean fuels


Norway's Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) ASA reports profits double in 2008


Future Of Solar Power Is Thin Film Photovoltaic Solar Energy Technology


Existing Vehicle Fleet Conversion for economic and environmental benefits


Miniature PV Cells: ultrathin, semitransparent and flexible solar cells


Photovoltaic solar systems growing fastest among alternative energy sources

Spire Corp (SPIR) surprises with big quarter, analyst estimates blown away

Longtime solar energy stalwart Spire, a great American success story and maker of turnkey solar power manufacturing equipment and related photovoltaic solar energy technology, has let the world in on something solar power industry insiders have been feeling for awhile; the news ain't all bad 'round here.

Despite analys projections of 0.12 per share profit for the quarter, SPIR followers were blown away by the reported 0.62, though at least a third of it is non-recurring.

At 4.71 the shares may seem less popular than others out there, but this is a tightly-held company and one also must appreciate the move into concentrated solar power.


Spire Corp Q4 and Year End 2008 numbers summary SPIR


Official Press Release Spire Corp SPIR Q4 and Year End 2008 Financials

Green Energy Stocks Investing Info

Publicly-traded Solar Power Companies

China versus USA for global solar energy leadership?

Although Japan and Europe have certainly been photovoltaic solar power pioneers, American innovation and Chinese manufacturing capabilities are about to turn the world on its ear.

Here are some key players in China's fast growing alternative energy technology sector; 8 publicly-listed global solar energy companies to follow in the months ahead. Rather than investing directly in individual equity securities, more conservative and medium risk investors would be prudent to include (in a well diversified, judiciously blended portfolio of cash, bonds, real estate and equities) a dollar cost averaging plan into green power mutual funds that include the world's leading clean power stocks.

Eight Photovoltaic Solar Energy Stocks from China

(Pricing at close of March 27, 2009)

Suntech Power Hldgs STP 11.65 +0.36 (3.19%) 1.80B


LDK Solar Co Ltd. LDK 7.19 -0.57 (-7.35%) 813.26M


Yingli Green Energy YGE 6.15 +0.14 (2.33%) 780.58M


JA Solar Holdings JASO 3.93 +0.16 (4.24%) 659.80M




Trina Solar Ltd (ADR) TSL 12.33 +0.14 (1.15%) 315.72M


ReneSola Ltd (ADR) SOL 3.70 0.00 (0.00%) 250.98M


Canadian Solar Inc. CSIQ 5.76 -0.40 (-6.49%) 205.22M


China Sunergy Co (ADR) CSUN 3.35 +0.10 (3.08%) 149.50M

List of Photovoltaic Solar Stocks with links to Company Websites

Many of these PV solar power company names have a backlogged order book that is 2 to 3 years deep, and for some the backlog has continued to grow the past couple of quarters!!! Here are a few photovoltaic solar energy stocks worth tracking as the Obama Rally of 2009 begins to roll:

5N Plus Inc VNP


Canadian Solar CSIQ


China Sunergy Co Ltd. ADR CSUN


Energy Conversion Devices ENER


Evergreen Solar ESLR


First Solar FSL


GT Solar SOLR


JA Solar JASO


LDK Solar LDK


MEMC Electronic Materials WFR


Q-Cells 555866


ReneSola Ltd(ADR)SOL


Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd ADR SOLF


Spire Solar Corp SPIR


SunPower Corporation SPWRA


Suntech Power ADR STP


Trina Solar ADR TSL


Yingli Green Energy YGE ADR


Privately-held PV Solar Energy Companies


These privately-owned alternative energy companies range from venture capital stage concentrated PV solar technology startups to pre-IPO thin film solar power manufacturers.


Conserval Engineering


Cyrium Technologies


Energy Innovations


eSolar utility scale solar power plants


GreenVolts


HelioVolt thin-film solar company


Konarka Technologies


Menova Energy


Morgan Solar


Nanosolar


OptiSolar Inc


SolFocus


Solyndra rooftop photovoltaic solar power systems


SpectroLab (A Boeing Company)


SULFURCELL German thin film solar enrgy company




Clean Green Energy Stocks Investing:


Public Geothermal Power Companies


Leading Wind Energy Stocks


Solar and Clean Energy Investing


Green Power Stocks Mutual Funds

Photovoltaic Solar Energy Stocks, PV Solar Power Investing 2008 Review

The waning months of the Bush error revealed a world in financial turmoil, and visions of a clean green future were cast aside with every other positive sentiment. $40 oil is actually better for the solar industry than $140 oil, because the entire economy breaks down at the higher level. So while a lot of good news came out in Q3 and Q4, a bear market tends to ignore all this. The biggest thing was the solar energy tax credit in the USA was attached to the bailout bill and extended for 8 years, so Bush may actually get props some day for something he fought so hard against. Funny, in a curious, semi-amusing way.

Here are some major photovoltaic energy company stories of 2008, including news on solar pv stocks with rising revenues and profits:

2008 Wind Industry Stocks In The News; Year-end Wind Energy Review - Dec 28, 2008


Solar Stocks As the Best Play On The Cleantech Revolution? - Dec 23, 2008


7 Clean Green Energy Stocks; Investing for the Obama Rally - Dec 16, 2008


2009 Investing Guide: Green Power Mutual Funds - Dec 7, 2008


12 Top Green Energy Stocks for 2009; Dream Dozen Clean Green Energy Stocks - Nov 29, 2008


Alternative Energy Small Caps; Renewable Power Microcaps


Steady and spectacular Sales Growth in Photovoltaic Solar Power Industry - Nov 21, 2008


Privately-ownedd Solar Photovoltaic Power Companies Drive Technology Forward - Nov 10, 2008


Top Water Technology Stocks; Desalination, Purification, Tidal Energy, Wave Power - Oct 14, 2008


Alphabetical Guide to Major Renewable Energy Websites, Clean Power Blogs - Oct 5, 2008

12 Top Green Energy Stocks for 2009; Dream Dozen Clean Power Companies

Here are some major clean energy stocks, offering growth stock potential for years to come. They have been doubly hit by the equity markets crunch and the oil price slide, and though they appear to be bloodied, even wounded, many are among the finest publicly-traded companies on earth. A stock down two-thirds needs to triple to get back to where it was, yet for some of these companies sequential revenue growth will continue and others will regain recent levels within a year or two. Everyone is focusing on the oil price and has forgotten the crucial role clean energy plays in reducing global warming. The trend to cleaner, more decentralized power supplies will continue.

Individual investors should only consider investing a small portion of their portfolio in individual stocks, and even then only if you are a higher risk, longer term investor, as part of a widely diversified portfolio including bonds or bond funds and cash assets. If you are a medium risk investor with a longer term horizon, it is much more priudent to look for green energy funds and dollar cost average into positions. Those who have started these plans in the last few months are building sizable positions while the world panics, and they'll be systematically adding to these positions in the months and years ahead. Will you be doing the same, and perhaps most importantly in these low valuation days, are you?

Homework: Twelve Green Energy Stocks to Research, Listed By Market Cap

Renewable Power Companies Share Prices, Month-end November 2008

First Solar FSLR 124.83 10.12B




Vesta Wind ADR VWDRY 14.95 / 8.31B




Calpine Corp CPN 8.96 3.84B




MEMC Electronic Materials WFR 15.02 3.37




SunPower Corporation SPWRA 34.73 2.98B




LDK Solar LDK 15.48 1.75B




Ormat Technologies OR 30.10 1.36B




Suntech Power ADR STP8.54 1.32B




Energy Conversion Devices ENER 27.98 1.28B




American Superconductor AMSC 13.09 566.49M




GT Solar SOLR 3.52 502.88M




Fuel Cell Energy FCE 4.36 299.93M




Market Cap of This Basket of Twelve:



Market Cap of GE: At 17.17 share, 180.21B