Amandla elanga ayakhula kwilizwe lonke, kuquka nase-Indiana.Iinkampani ezifana neCummins kunye no-Eli Lilly zifuna ukunciphisa i-carbon footprint.Izixhobo eziluncedo ziphelisa amaziko ombane okubaselwa ngamalahle kwaye endaweni yawo kufakwe izinto ezihlaziyiweyo.
Kodwa oku kukhula akupheleli nje kumkhamo omkhulu kangaka.Abaninimzi bafuna amandla elanga nabo.Bafuna ukunciphisa amatyala abo ombane, bafuna ukusebenzisa amandla acocekileyo.
Kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo, lo mdla uye wanda kakhulu.Ngexesha lo bhubhani, amakhaya amaninzi asebenzisa umbane omninzi ezindlini zawo kwaye ajonge ukuwuphelisa amandla elanga.
Ngeli xesha, inkqubo karhulumente yokulinganisa i-net metering, enika abanini bamandla elanga iikhredithi zamandla abuyiselwe kwigridi, nayo iyanyamalala.Yonke le nto yabangela isiphithiphithi, utshilo uZach Schalk, umlawuli wenkqubo yeSolar United Neighbors eIndiana.
“Ngelishwa, ndingatsho ukuba le yinto eqaqambe entlokweni yam ngexesha le-COVID,” utshilo.
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Siye sathetha noSchalke kwaye sajikela kwizixhobo ezahlukeneyo ezifana neBusiness Business Bureau ukunika amaIndiya yonke into afuna ukuyazi malunga nobu buqhophololo.
Ke yintoni kanye kanye i-scam yelanga?NgokukaSchalke, amaxesha amaninzi obu rhwaphilizo buzibonakalisa ngokwemali.
Iinkampani zithatha ithuba lokuphela komlinganiselo wemitha kunye nokungaqiniseki ngamaxabiso amatsha kubathengi belanga abaphezu kophahla.
“Uninzi lwabantu luzama ukufumana amandla elanga ngaphambi komhla wokugqibela wemitha.Ke ukuba kukho iintengiso kuyo yonke indawo okanye umntu oza emnyango wakho, sesona sisombululo silula, ”utshilo uSchalke."Kwakukho imvakalelo yongxamiseko, ke abantu babaleka."
Iinkampani ezininzi zithembisa ukufakelwa kwelanga ngexabiso eliphantsi okanye kwasimahla, zihenda abaninimzi ukuba bangene, ngakumbi amaIndiya anemivuzo ephantsi naphakathi.Xa belapho, abafakeli belanga "baqondisa abantu kwiimveliso zabo zemali, ezihlala zingaphezulu kwamaxabiso emarike," utshilo uSchalke.
E-Indiana, amandla elanga okuhlala ngoku axabisa i-$2 ukuya kwi-3 yeedola ngewathi nganye.Kodwa ngokukaSchalk, ezo ndleko zinyuke ziye kwi-5 yeedola okanye ngaphezulu kwiwatt nganye ngenxa yeemveliso zemali zeenkampani kunye neentlawulo ezongezelelweyo.
“Emva koko amaIndiya ayevaleleke kweso sivumelwano,” utshilo.“Ngoko ayingobanini bezindlu kuphela abasenawo amatyala abo ombane, kodwa banokuhlawula ngaphezulu kwamatyala abo ombane nyanga nganye.”
I-Better Business Bureau kutshanje ikhuphe isilumkiso sobuqhophololo esilumkisa abantu malunga nobuqhophololo bamandla elanga.I-bureau ithe ii-reps ezinikezela "iipaneli zelanga zasimahla" zinokudla "ixesha elininzi."
I-BBB ilumkisa ukuba ngamanye amaxesha iinkampani zifuna intlawulo kwasekuqaleni, iqinisekisa abaninimzi ukuba baya kuhlawulwa ngeskimu sikarhulumente esingekhoyo.
Nangona inxalenye yezemali iyona nto ixhaphake kakhulu ekhanga abantu abaninzi, kukho namatyala abhalwe kakuhle apho ama-scammers ahamba emva kolwazi lomntu okanye abantu banofakelo olubi lwepaneli kunye nemiba yokhuseleko.
Iingxaki ngenkxaso-mali kunye nofakelo zingabonwa ngePink Energy, eyayisakuba yiPower Homes Solar.I-BBB ifumene izikhalazo ezingaphezu kwe-1,500 ngokubhekiselele kwinkampani kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo, kwaye amazwe amaninzi aphanda i-Pink Energy, evalwe ngasekupheleni kwenyanga edlulileyo emva kweminyaka esibhozo yokusebenza.
Abathengi babotshelelwa kwiikontraki zenkxaso-mali ezibizayo, bahlawulela iiphaneli zelanga ezingasebenziyo nezingavelisi mbane njengoko bekuthembisile.
Ezi nkohliso zinokuzibonakalisa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo.Kuya kubakho izithuba ezininzi kunye neentengiso malunga nezivumelwano ezahlukeneyo kwi-intanethi nakwimidiya yoluntu, uninzi lwazo lufuna ukuba ufake unxibelelwano kunye nolwazi lomntu siqu ukuze ufumane iinkcukacha ezithe vetshe.
Ezinye iindlela ziquka ukufowuna okanye ukunkqonkqoza ngokobuqu emnyango ngummeli.USchalke uthe indawo yakhe izele ziinkampani ezenza oku - ude wankqonkqoza emnyango wakhe, nangona iipaneli zelanga sele zibonakala eluphahleni lwakhe.
Nokuba yeyiphi na indlela, uSchalke uthe zininzi iiflegi ezibomvu ezinokunceda abaninimzi babone obu buqhophololo.
Into yokuqala ayilumkisa ngayo kukuthengisa ngaphandle kwenkampani okanye igama lebrand.Ukuba yinto nje eqhelekileyo kwaye ithembisa isivumelwano esikhulu selanga, lolona phawu lubalaseleyo lwejenereyitha ekhokelayo, utshilo.Apha kulapho ufaka khona iinkcukacha zakho ukuze iinkampani ziqhagamshelane nawe kwaye zizame ukukuthengisela ufakelo lwelanga.
U-Schalk ukwalumkisa ngayo nayiphi na imiyalezo okanye izibhengezo ezithi inkampani inezicwangciso ezikhethekileyo okanye isebenzisana nenkampani yakho eluncedo.E-Indiana, i-utility ayinikezeli iinkqubo ezikhethekileyo okanye intsebenziswano yamandla elanga, wathi.
Ngoko ke, nantoni na enxulumene neenkqubo ezinjalo okanye umxholo okhoyo “kwindawo ohlala kuyo kuphela” ayichanekanga.Konke ukudala imvakalelo yongxamiseko kunye noxinzelelo.
Olu lolunye uphawu olulumkisayo ekufuneka ulujonge, utshilo uSchalke.Nantoni na ebonakala inobundlongondlongo okanye ingxamele ukwenza isigqibo kwangoko ayifanele ibe.Iinkampani ziya kuzama ukwenza oku ngokuchaza ukuba isithembiso esithile sifumaneka kuphela ixesha eliqingqiweyo okanye baya kunika ukhetho olunye kuphela.
“Banokhetho lwenkxaso-mali olungagqibekanga,” utshilo uSchalke, ke ukuba awuyazi into omawuyibuze, awunakufumana enye indlela.
Oku kunokuvumela abantu ukuba benze izigqibo ngokungxama ngaphandle kokwenza uphando olongezelelweyo okanye bacinge ukuba akukho zikhetho ezingcono.
Oku kwakhokelela uSchalke kwenye yezinto zokugqibela ezifunekayo ukuba anikele ingqalelo kuyo: i-pie esibhakabhakeni.Oku kuquka izinto ezifana simahla, ufakelo oluphantsi okanye ufakelo lwasimahla - zonke ziyilelwe ukutsala abaninimzi kodwa zigqwethe indlela esebenza ngayo.
Ukongeza ekukwazini ukubona obu buqhophololo, kukho izinto abaninimzi abanokuzenza ukuze baphephe ukuba lixhoba komnye.
I-BBB icebisa ukuba wenze uphando lwakho.Iinkqubo zokwenyani zenkuthazo kunye neenkampani ezithembekileyo zesola kunye neekontraka zikho, ke ngoko phanda isidima senkampani kunye neenkampani zophando kwindawo yakho ngaphambi kokuba wamkele isipho esingacelwanga.
Bakwacebisa abaninimzi ukuba bahlale bomelele kwaye banganikezeli kwiindlela zokuthengisa ezinoxinzelelo oluphezulu.Iinkampani ziyakutyhala kwaye zityhala kakhulu de zenze isigqibo, kodwa uSchalke uthe abaninimzi mabathathe ixesha labo bathathe ixesha labo kuba sisigqibo esibalulekileyo.
I-BBB ikwacebisa abaninimzi ukuba babhide.Bacebisa ukuba banxibelelane nabafakeli bepaneli yelanga kwindawo kwaye bafumane izibonelelo kuzo zonke- oku kuya kunceda ekuchongeni unikezelo olusuka kwiinkampani ezisemthethweni kunye nezo zingezizo.USchalke ukwacebisa ukuba ufumane isithembiso esibhaliweyo.
Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, ingcebiso ephambili kaSchalke kukubuza imibuzo emininzi.Buza malunga nawo nawuphi na umba wesithembiso okanye isivumelwano ongayiqondiyo.Ukuba abaphenduli okanye bavumelane nombuzo, cinga ukuba yiflegi ebomvu.I-Schalk ikwacebisa ukufunda malunga ne-ROI echaziweyo kunye nendlela abaqikelela ngayo ixabiso lenkqubo.
ISolar United Neighbors ikwasisixhobo ekufuneka bonke abaninimzi basebenzise, ​​utshilo uSchalke.Nokuba awusebenzi okanye usebenzisa umbutho, ungaqhagamshelana nabo simahla.
Iqela likwanalo nephepha elipheleleyo kwiwebhusayithi yalo elinikezelwe kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokhetho lwenkxaso-mali, olunokuthi lubandakanye umgca wokulingana kwezindlu zetyala okanye ezinye iimali-mboleko ezikhuselweyo.Ukuxhaswa ngezimali ngesifakeli kusebenza kakuhle kwabanye, utshilo uSchalke, kodwa konke kuhla ekuqondeni ukhetho.
"Ndihlala ndincoma ukuthatha inyathelo emva, ukufumana iingcaphuno ezininzi kunye nokubuza imibuzo," watsho.“Sukucinga ukuba inye kuphela indlela onokukhetha ngayo.”
Please contact IndyStar Correspondent Sarah Bowman at 317-444-6129 or email sarah.bowman@indystar.com. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook: @IndyStarSarah. Connect with IndyStar environmental reporters: join The Scrub on Facebook.
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