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Federal Tax Incentives

Homeowners reap great benefits from the government’s new stimulus package. The package provides tax credits for a variety of improvements to your home’s heating, cooling and insulating systems. From basic building fundamentals to renewable energy, there is something for everyone’s needs and budget.

Building Fundamentals

This is the first step to improving your home's energy efficiency. By sealing up your home's building envelope and improving insulation, you can reduce energy usage by 20%-40%.

Major Systems

This is the first step to improving your home's energy efficiency. By sealing up your home's building envelope and improving insulation, you can reduce energy usage by 20%-40%.

Renewables

Finally, adding renewable energy to your efficient building envelope and high efficiency systems allows you to take full advantage of the ADDITIONAL incentives available for onsite renewables, like solar and wind power.

TAX CREDIT DETAILS:

  • Up to $1500 for improvements*
  • Covers qualifying insulation, air sealing windows, doors and roofs
  • Pays 30% of cost of material

TAX CREDIT DETAILS:

  • Up to $1500 for improvements*
  • Covers high efficiency furnaces, boilers, air conditioners, water heaters, air source heat pumps and biomass stoves
  • Pays 30% of cost of materials and installation

TAX CREDIT DETAILS:

  • No $ cap for improvements
  • Covers solar photovoltaics, solar water heating, onsite small wind, and geothermal heat pumps
  • Pays 30% of cost of installation (labor and materials)


For more details on the tax credits, see the ENERGY STAR website
*Cap covers both building fundamentals and major systems combined. Limited to one household for 2009 and 2010; expires 2011.