Ishishini elitsha lamandla elanga libonakala lingasebenzi kangako njengoko bekulindelwe, kodwa izibonelelo zemali zenza iinkqubo zelanga zibe lukhetho olukrelekrele kubathengi abaninzi. Enyanisweni, omnye umhlali waseLongboat Key kutshanje ugxininise iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokunciphisa irhafu kunye neekhredithi ezikhoyo zokufaka iiphaneli zelanga, nto leyo eyenza ukuba zibe nomtsalane ngakumbi kwabo bacinga ngamandla ahlaziyekayo.
Ishishini lelanga libe ngumxholo wengxoxo kangangeminyaka, linethemba elikhulu lokuba liza kuguqula indlela amakhaya namashishini asebenza ngayo. Nangona kunjalo, uphuhliso lwalo aluzange lube ngokukhawuleza njengoko bekulindelekile ekuqaleni. Sekunjalo, kukho izizathu ezininzi zokuqwalasela ukutyala imali kwinkqubo yelanga, kunye nezikhuthazo zemali eziyinxalenye enkulu yalo.
Esinye sezizathu ezibalulekileyo zokutyala imali kumandla elanga kukufumaneka kwezibonelelo zemali. Kwiminyaka yakutshanje kubekho ukukhuthazwa kokusetyenziswa kwamandla avuselelekayo, kwaye ngenxa yoko, ukuncitshiswa kwerhafu kunye neekhredithi ezahlukeneyo ngoku ziyafumaneka kwabo bakhetha ukufaka iiphaneli zelanga. Ezi zibonelelo zinokunciphisa kakhulu iindleko zokuthenga nokufaka inkqubo yelanga, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe lukhetho olunomtsalane ngakumbi kubathengi.
Umzekelo, urhulumente wobumbano okwangoku unikezela ngeSolar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), evumela abanini bezindlu kunye namashishini ukuba banciphise inxalenye yeendleko zokufaka inkqubo yelanga kwiirhafu zabo zobumbano. Ukongeza, oorhulumente abaninzi bakarhulumente nabasekhaya banikezela ngezikhuthazo zabo, ezinje ngokuxolelwa kwirhafu yepropathi okanye izaphulelo zemali zokufaka iiphaneli zelanga. Zidibene, ezi zikhuthazo zemali zinokuba nefuthe elikhulu kwixabiso lilonke lamandla elanga.
Abemi baseLongboat Island abasandula ukugxininisa ezi zibonelelo bagxininise iingenelo zoqoqosho zexesha elide zokutyala imali kumandla elanga. Ngokusebenzisa ithuba lokuxolelwa kwirhafu kunye neekhredithi ezikhoyo, abanini bezindlu abanakunciphisa kuphela iindleko zokuqala zokufaka inkqubo yelanga, kodwa banokunandipha iindleko zamandla eziphantsi kwixesha elizayo. Njengoko iindleko zombane wesiqhelo zinyuka kwaye amathuba okuzimela kwamandla elanga esanda, imbuyekezo yemali yokusebenzisa amandla elanga iya icaca ngakumbi.
Ukongeza kwizibonelelo zemali, ukutyala imali kumandla elanga kuneenzuzo ezininzi zokusingqongileyo. Iiphaneli zelanga zivelisa amandla acocekileyo, avuselelekayo anciphisa kakhulu umngcipheko wekhabhoni onxulunyaniswa nemithombo yamandla yendabuko. Ngokukhetha amandla elanga, abanini bezindlu kunye namashishini banokuba negalelo kwikamva elizinzileyo ngelixa besonga imali.
Nangona ishishini lelanga libonakala lingasebenzi kangako njengoko bekulindelwe, ukufumaneka kwezibonelelo zemali kwenza ilanga libe lukhetho olukrelekrele kubathengi abaninzi. Ukukhululwa kwirhafu kunye neekhredithi ezahlukeneyo zokufaka iiphaneli zelanga zibonelela ngezizathu ezivakalayo zokuba abanini bezindlu kunye namashishini batshintshele kumandla avuselelekayo. Njengoko abantu abaninzi beqonda iingenelo zoqoqosho kunye nokusingqongileyo zamandla elanga, sinokubona abathengi abaninzi betshintshela kwiinkqubo zelanga kwiminyaka ezayo.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Disemba-06-2023