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	SOLARIS finds access to solar panels and other needed equipment in the face of a world shortage of solar cells California Energy Commission approves $3.2 billion in solar energy incentives President signs 10,000 solar roof initiative World leaders acknowledge the need to convert to all solar energy Solar Cell Production lags sales by nearly 18 months worldwide European Union launches new push to convert all major manufcturing opeations to Solar Power by 2010 DONT WAIT TO BUY SOLAR...BUY IT TODAY
	The Utility Monopoly You Can No Longer AFFORD NOT to install Solar on your home or business!!! Click on the ailing earth at the right to see why SOLARIS finds access to solar panels and other needed equipment in the face of a world shortage of solar cells Other Solar Suppliers may say they can give you a great price, but you'll have to wait up to 18 months to have your system delivered and installed; that's 18 more months of high utility bills! Call SOLARIS TODAY! And start saving next month! California Energy Commission approves $3.2 billion in solar energy incentives President signs 10,000 solar roof initiative World leaders acknowledge the need to convert to all solar energy Solar Cell Production lags sales by nearly 18 months worldwide World Congress of Scientists agree that a reduction in the production of CO2 would reduce the number and severity of cyclones, tornadoes, hurricnes, and tropical storms European Union launches new push to convert all major manufcturing opeations to Solar Power by 2010 DONT WAIT TO BUY SOLAR...BUY IT TODAY

If you live in California, chances are you are paying the highest rates for electricity in the entire nation. Under the former governor, Gray Davis, utility prices began skyrocketing from the historically low and affordable 4¢ per kWh to the current 'structured' base rate of 12.6¢ per kWh; and if you are like most electric utility consumers, you will use far more than the "allotted" base rate and begin the slippery slope all the way up to as much as 25¢ per kWh with an average effective cost of around 19¢ per kWh! But the utility companies don't stop there.

What is interesting and telling about electric utilities, is that the cost for generating a kWh is relatively standard, but even within any state, and especially from state to state, the consumer pays anywhere from 8¢ per kWh up to as much as 28¢ per kWh!! This is outrageous!

The utility companies want to service you as completely as possible while they take your money (and lots of it); they want you to understand why you are paying such high costs, so they provide you with a sophisticated and detailed billing (as required by law) [a law the utility company lobbyists wrote] explanation. The detailed explanation is filled with detailed and explicit industry terminology and jargon understood by very few of the electric utility personnel, and when you call for an explanation, your customer service representative at the utility company leaves you even more confused than before you called! Here is a short list of some of the EXTRA charges you are paying in each and every utility bill:

þ          Electric Energy Charge
þ          DWR Bond Charge
þ          Transmission Line Charge
þ          Distribution Charge
þ          Public Purpose Programs Charge
þ          Nuclear Decommissioning Charge
þ          Trust Transfer Amount Charge
þ          Competition Transition Charge
þ          Reliability Services Charge

Did you know these charges even existed? Well, now that the utility company is required to tell you these charges are embedded into your rates, and now that they are broken out separately, NOW you can be charged MORE for these items than ever before!!!

Power Content Label

Have you looked at the latest inclusion in your monthly bill? Its called the Power Content Label; sort of like the nutrition label on your packaged food. And it is even formatted similarly! What is it? Well, it tells you the various energy sources that your utility company gets it's power from. Here is an example of a PCL from SDG&E's February billing inserts:

POWER CONTENT LABEL
Energy resources	SDG&E 2006 Power Mix	2005 All CA Power Mix
Eligible Renewable	7%	5%
- Biomass & Waste	2%	<1%
- Geothermal	2%	4%
- Small hydroelectric	<1%	1%
- Solar	<1%	<1%
- Wind	2%	<1%
Coal	19%	38%
Large Hydroelectric	10%	24%
Natural Gas	49%	33%
Nuclear	15%	0%
Other	0%	0%
Total	100$	100%
* 56% of SDG&E Power Mix is specifically purchased from individual suppliers. ** Percentages are estimated annually by the California Energy Commission based on electricity sold to California consumers during the previous year.
5% of SDG&E 2006 Power Mix is specifically purchased from individual Eligible Renewable suppliers.

The good news is....you can outfit your home or business with solar and STOP paying the utility company rates that will only go up, and up, and up.

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