Does Colorado Support Solar Homes?
This is a great place for your natural solar home. Colorado is very supportive of solar and other energy efficient building principles. On March 26 2008, Governor Ritter signed House Bill 1160 providing for Net Metering. This means you can have your rooftop solar panels provide you all the electricity you need during the day and any excess that is produced is ‘banked’ on the net so when during the night you need electricity you can use what you have ‘banked’ on the net. You have the potential of very low utility bills with an appropriately sized system. You can read the news article about the signing of House Bill 1160 here. With over 300 days of sunshine passive solar principles are the right way to enjoy a comfortable home all year round and you can put Photovoltaic panels on the roof if you desire since there is plenty of sunny days to take advantage of the Net Metering bill. You may also want to read the Solar Page on this site for more resources and information on Colorado’s suita
