People decide to buy PV systems for a variety of reasons.
Some want to help preserve the Earth's finite resources by obtaining their electricity from a renewable source. Others either want to do their part to help clean the air by generating electricity with no pollution, or they believe that it makes more sense to spend their money on an energy-producing improvement to their property than to send their money off to a utility. Some people like the security of reducing the amount of electricity they buy from their utility, because it makes them less vulnerable to future increases in the price of electricity. Finally, somepeople just don't like paying utility bills and like the independence that a PV system provides. Whatever your reason, solar energy is widely thought to be the energy source of choice for the future, and New Yorkers have a unique opportunity to take advantage of several statewide and regional programs to help make it their energy choice for today and tomorrow.