Solar energy has gained more popularity and more folk are using this alternative source of energy partially or absolutely. The advantages of using solar power are many as you will make savings on your energy bills, you'll cut back your carbon footemissions footprint as the amount of energy that you use will be decreased and you will find that solar energy is cleaner energy as it does not produce any pollutants.

As the installation costs of solar energy system can be excessive and also for increased incentive to make use of this cleaner form of power, there is a system of solar rebates in Perth available.

When you install a solar system in your house you will qualify for solar rebates in Perth using Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). This is figured out using a number of factors like the size of your solar system and the quantity of energy it produces, the position of your house and REC price that you the owner of the house and the solar system installer will agree upon. One REC unit is the same as 1 hour of electricity megawatt power. The more solar energy that you are able to generate using your solar system the more the savings you're able to get.

You should also realize that REC prices change like the exchanges. To get the best from your REC units, you can cling on to them when the prices are low then sell when they are higher. To avoid all this altogether, you can take a standard discount from your solar system installer so that you are not influenced by changing costs. You can trade your RECs on the stock market. The most effective way to profit from solar rebates is to greatly scale back your electricity use.

This is simple in Perth as the weather is generally sunny.