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“Solar Freedom Now” Unveils Plan For Cutting Red Tape, Solar PV Soft Costs 50%
March 8, 2013

Permitting, zoning, financing, contracting, installation, hooking up to the grid, and maintenance — the so-called “soft” costs of powering a home, office or business with solar energy — account for as much as 40% of the total installed cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, according to the Department of Energy’s Rooftop Solar Challenge.

Aiming to cut the red tape and streamline the solar PV system installation process, Solar Freedom Now (SFN), “a grass roots initiative to make solar power more affordable and accessible for all Americans,” on March 4 released, “A Roadmap for Reducing Solar Costs by 50%.” As SFN states in a press release, its “goal is to make 2013 the year of eliminating the paperwork and red tape that burdens solar installations.”

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/08/...soft-costs-50/