American Solar Provides Economical Solar Heating for Schools

Our systems are very economical for one-story and two-story school buildings that:

1. Have a high heating energy cost and/or
2. Need a new roof

American Solar can provide a school with a new solar roof, which the school can expense as an operating cost as opposed to a capital expense. We provide the roof for free and bill annually for the cost of the heat delivered and to re-coop the financing and installation charges. Our offerings bring great value to school systems that:

• Face diminished budgets due to lower revenue from real estate taxes as property values decrease
• Confront increased operating expenses as sources of heat increase in cost
• Value indoor air quality
• Need a significant amount of the heat during day-time hours
• Need several new roofs throughout a school system, which can lower acquisition costs

We can provide the solar roof at no up- front cost to the school system. A Solar Energy Investment Trust (SEIT) will own the roof. The SEIT will invoice the school annually for the heat delivered by the roof and the amortized installation costs. The SEIT will take the tax benefits, which the school cannot. The transfer of the tax benefit makes the free roof delivery possible.

Schools save money with solar roofs

Our solar technology and financing services can save some school buildings as much as $1,000,000.