Solar installation costs will keep on dropping

The Skagit Valley Clean Energy Alliance will be sponsoring a new Solarize program this year, to help facilitate and accelerate the installation of new rooftop solar generation systems throughout Skagit County. When final details are available, I’ll write a whole column about this year’s Solarize program, including details on how you can participate, starting with a no-obligation analysis of your home by one of the pre-selected participating contractors.

In the meantime, though, we’ve gotten the bids from the contractors, and they had exciting news. Installed costs will be up to 16% lower than...