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Related: About this forumKB Home Offering Solar as Standard Feature on New Florida Houses
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-24/kb-home-offering-solar-as-standard-feature-on-new-florida-houses.htmlJan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- KB Home, the Los Angeles-based builder that targets first-time buyers, will offer solar power systems as a standard feature on houses its building in some parts of Florida.
The first KB house with rooftop panels will be available next month at its Fisher Plantation development in Apopka, George Glance, president of KB Homes Central Florida division, said today in a phone interview.
The 52-home community is the first in the region to include solar power as a standard feature, according to a company statement. Rooftop panels reduce homeowners monthly costs and increase resale value, and will make KBs houses stand out in a tough real estate market, Glance said.
We can create value in a new home that consumers couldnt otherwise get from our competitors or on the resale market, Glance said. The owner of a one-story, three-bedroom home may save as much as $1,200 a year on energy costs, KB Home said.
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KB Home Offering Solar as Standard Feature on New Florida Houses (Original Post)
jpak
Jan 2012
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wtmusic
(39,166 posts)1. Good news
Probably Chinese panels, but that's another battle.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)2. Probably destroying habitat, but that's another battle.
jpak
(41,756 posts)3. You should see what is happening in South Florida today
On my last trip to 10,000 Islands - I passed thousands of acres of clear cut forests and bulldozed wetlands.
For gated golf communities....
Disgusting