If you like the thought of contributing to the efforts of making the earth a better place to live, or if you like money, you?ll love solar energy. There are a myriad of great reasons to install a photovoltaic solar power generation system in your home or commercial building, here are a few.A solar energy system adds to your property value without adding any tax liability.Home based solar power is a quiet, nearly maintenance free, continuous source of electricity.Solar electric systems reduce pollution and CO2 emissions by generating electrical power using radiant Sun light that can replace electricity that comes from coal fired electrical plants.Many states including California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Texas and Arizona offer $0 down installation plans that immediately lower your electric bill and cost nothing to install or maintain.Solar power systems generate electricity at peak power usage times (during the day) when the value and cost of electricity is the highest. Modern grid-tied home solar power systems can use the cheap rate grid power at night and reduce or eliminate the need for the high rate electrical power during the day. Home-owners can actually push power back into the electrical grid during the day and run their meters backwards which is generates energy credits and even capital. Imagine your electric company sending you a check every month instead of a bill! Sounds too good to be true? It happens every day in America. Let’s be real, the solar leasing company is making you this amazing offer because there is so much money to be made in the high energy cost areas that they can profit off the excess power. Who really wants to share that money? If you want to get a check from your utility company instead of a bill, you’ll need to own your solar power system. You already own the roof, and most likely you can get state and federal tax benefits and savings that will offset a large part of the cost. Go toenergy.gov/savingsto look it up for yourself or just ask your tax advisor. Better yet, go ahead andget free quotes from pre-screened, licensed and insured solar power installers.Then you’ll have on-site inspections and up to four detailed quotes including all of the information you’ll need to take to your tax advisor. You may be surprised to find out that the installation companies can steer you in the right direction to apply for available incentives and rebates in your area. Alternative power generation is the future and America is investing in solar energy. Savings of 30-50% of the total installation costs through reduced tax liability and rebates are common. The incentives are especially aggressive the high cost power states. Specifically California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Maryland, Arizona and Nevada.