It has been explained to us that the big unknown for others will be the panel cost next year when there will probably be only a few manufacturers with domestic content qualified products. The requirement right now is 40% domestic content which will be increasing to 60% as of Jan 2011. This requirement is part of the MicroFit program guidelines.
It is our understanding that this will not be an issue for us as long as our Sunpower panels are installed and connected before December 31st. This is what we want anyway in order to have the buffer of the spring for Hydro Ottawa and the Electrical Safety Authority to complete their steps before the May 31, 2011 deadline.
In terms of the ground-mounted panel option, apparently the government is grandfathering this domestic content rule through to May 31st (for people already with conditional offers). This is not the case for roof-mounted systems where the Dec 31st deadline applies.
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