SMUD Signs Solar Home Deals with Homebuilders Towne, Centex (Calif.)

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http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR844.htm

Another 462 solar-powered, super energy-efficient homes will be built in the Sacramento area in agreements between Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and two homebuilders, Homes by Towne and Centex Homes. SMUD buys down the cost of solar and energy efficiency equipment to keep the price of the homes affordable to more customers.

Homes by Towne will construct 355 SolarSmart homes in four communities in SMUD’s service territory and Centex will construct 107 in four more communities. The deals are the latest SMUD has signed with homebuilders to construct SolarSmart homes in the area.

In March, SMUD announced a partnership with Lennar Homes to build more than 1,200 SolarSmart homes, which represents the largest solar new homes partnership in the United States.

In May, SMUD signed a deal with Tim Lewis Communities to build 183 SolarSmart homes. Construction has already begun on those homes. Residents of these homes may save as much as 60 percent annually on their electric bills through the energy-efficient features and the solar roof tiles that generate electricity.

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[LeftyMom]

1. SMUD is pretty awesome that way.

They also sell CFLs for $1 at most of our local stores.