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(CBS) Sunlight is free... but, With rooftop solar systems costing $25,000-$50,000, even ardent environmentalists run for cover
That's thanks to a hot idea sweeping the solar industry: leasing. Nalty gets solar panels free. The solar company charges her $100 a month for the 15-year lease, and state and federal rebates for new solar systems - worth a couple of thousand dollars - go to the company.
"My usage is down," Nalty says, and she saves so much on electric bills that she actually comes out ahead about $100 each month.
"I kept thinking it was too good to be true," she said.
(CBS) So Kathy Nalty isn't the greenest person on the planet - but leasing has made her greener.