[The Whole Meeting If you watch all of it you get a cookie]
Last week was Marty Golden’s energy town hall it was designed to discuss our public utilities and our energy services. In attendance was Con Edison, Verizon, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
The main topic was Con Ed and the benefits of solar.
Solar was heavily discussed. Basically there are tremendous tax credits: Federal Income tax, State Tax, NYC property tax. In an friend of a friend story that was used as an example: John Doe paid no Federal Tax, No State Tax, and had his property taxes cut almost by half for three years. For approximately $8,000 in up-front cost you can have solar panels which would put your electric bill less than $20. Your return on your investment depends on your usage but kicks in after a few years or if you sell your house.
With Con Ed for us in Gerritsen Beach’s old section – if you have a utility pole in your backyard that is degrading or damaged call Con Ed. Also, with summer coming Con Ed wants to be prepared if power lines are too close to a tree – call 311 or con ed. They will come out an inspect it. The community’s power lines are inspected every three years.
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