Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/01/2010 -- Academy Solar LLC (http://www.academysolar.com), a residential and commercial solar energy design and installation company, has launched in the North Carolina market with a primary focus in Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte. As part of this effort, Academy Solar is the only firm of its kind in the southeastern United States that allows customers an online calculator (http://www.academysolar.com/calculator/index.php) to estimate a firm, final price for their solar energy installation with complete cash flows, payback, expected real energy production and anticipated environmental benefits that their system will produce. Customers can expect to pay back expenses within two to seven years, with free energy for the remaining expected 18 years of energy production by the installation. Academy Solar provides seven guarantees to homeowners to insure their complete satisfaction with the installation process and a 10-year “no hassle no cost” 100 percent guarantee on their system. Academy Solar will handle all of its customers’ permits and regulatory paperwork for designing and installing solar panels, as well as insure that all applicable federal and state incentives are included in its firm, final price.

QUOTES:
“America needs to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels for long-term improvement for its economy as well as its environment, and Academy Solar is part of that solution,” said JW “Wild Bill” Stealey, partner and head of residential sales at Academy Solar. “We look forward to doing business with our fellow North Carolinians, and we encourage prospective customers to try out our solar energy calculator at our new website. They will be surprised to learn just how many thousands of dollars they will save in the long term by installing our panels at their homes and workplaces.”

NEW MEDIA CONTENT:
Academy Solar overview video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9duonsbKQf4

Residence construction video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL8HjVKSNag&feature=related

Residence installation video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JspmBqO06Eo&feature=related

Final installation video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDLil4u3og8&feature=related

DETAILS:
- Currently, there are several North Carolina state and federal government incentive programs where residential customers can benefit. In addition to tax credits, North Carolina programs offer property tax abatements or exemptions as well as production payments for grid-tied electricity produced by solar, wind, small hydropower and biomass resources.

- North Carolina residents can receive a tax credit of 35 percent up to $10,500 for the cost of a solar system installation. System expansions can be done in subsequent years and receive an additional tax credit of up to $10,500 each year of the program.

- The federal government offers a tax credit of 30 percent of the cost with no upper limit. This tax credit expires in December of 2016.

- Academy Solar staff is available to discuss solar energy and the advantages of Academy Solar to any interested businesses, professional groups, civic organizations, homeowners associations and church groups.

About ACADEMY SOLAR LLC
Academy Solar LLC offers residential and commercial solar energy system installations with a focus on the Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte markets. Dedicated to professional customer service, Academy Solar takes care of all the customer’s permits and regulatory paperwork, as well as insures that the customer receives the maximum federal and state incentives in order to receive a firm, final price on the true cost of installing its system. Its online calculator shows customers how federal and state tax credits can reduce installation costs and pay back expenses within two to seven years, with free energy for the remaining expected 18 or more years of energy production by the installation. Academy Solar provides seven guarantees to homeowners to insure their complete satisfaction with the installation process and a 10-year “no hassle no cost” 100 percent guarantee on their system. Created by four successful local entrepreneurs, two of whom are U.S. Air Force Academy graduates and pilots, Academy Solar believes that solar energy can be a prime energy source in the future that can help our environment by reducing the need for new fossil energy from coal fired electric plants and provide real financial return to homeowners and businesses through solar production incentives. For more information, visit http://www.academysolar.com.

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