Berkeley Backs Solar Power Loans for Residences
This week, the Berkeley City Council unanimously voted to give city-backed loans to property owners for rooftop solar systems. Solar loans for as much as $22,000 will be paid off over 20 years and included on property tax bills. Other cities are closely watching Berkeley’s unique solar loan program and have expressed interest.
Via: New York Times






If you look closely I am pretty sure that photo is actually a solar hot water heater (look at the series of vertical tubes) not a PV system which is what I think the loans are for. Good news though.
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MattW, I think you are right.