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The massive tax and spending law signed in July halts a federal incentive for residential solar, and homeowners and ...

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SANTA MONICA, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Employees of Solar Forward install solar electric panels on a residential rooftop on February 27, 2009 in Santa Monica, California. President Obama signed into law an ...