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Family credits solar system with providing half their power needs
By MARCY NOVAK mnovak@ktbs.com
Created: August 19, 2008 01:41 PM
Modified: August 19, 2008 03:34 PM

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A DeSoto Parish family is crediting solar energy with providing more than half their home's electricity needs.

The Niten family got a solar panel system three weeks ago. The rest of the home's energy needs will come from the electric utility company.

Tommy Niten said solar power is a "clean" type of energy that doesn't require traditional generating sources like coal or natural gas, so it helps lower his carbon "footprint."

"I like it; it is saving the environment and it is producing power for me," Niten said. "I possibly plan on adding to the solar system later on and upgrading it to produce more of my power."

The energy that is not used can be sold back to the utility company.

There are also federal and state tax incentives if you purchase a complete solar panel system that produces over half of your monthly energy use.

The Niten family has lived in DeSoto Parish for eight years. They became the first homeowners in the parish to install a solar panel system. Their system has 24 solar panels.