Please ask about eligibility for a Federal Energy Tax Credit
GREAT NEWS! FEDERAL TAX CREDITS were reinstated for 2013! AND they are retroactive for 2012! so if you or someone you know purchased a 16 seer A/C unit with gas heat or a 15 SEER heat pump in 2012 you are propably eligible for a $300 tax credit. All the documentation is still getting out so be sure and ask your CPA or check the tax forms for energy tax credits.
Click Here for Energy Star link to A/C and Heat Pump Tax Credits
http://www.energysavers.gov/financial/70010.html
Here is the link to filing instructions http://energystar.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/energystar.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2928
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Tax Credits for Energy EfficiencyIf you purchase an energy-efficient product or renewable energy system for your home, you may be eligible for a federal tax credit. Below you will find an overview of the federal tax credits for energy efficiency. How to Claim Your Tax Credit
Products Eligible for Tax Credits Through 2010The products in this section are eligible for tax credits at 30% of the cost, up to a total credit of $1,500; they must be "placed in service" from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010. Select "See Details" under each section below for more information on each product, or see the printable version): Note that the $1,500 maximum limit is for all of the efficiency measures combined over the two-year 2009-2010 period; you can purchase up to $5,000 worth of products over the two years and get 30% or $1,500 as a tax credit. If you get the full $1,500 tax credit in 2009, you are not eligible for a tax credit on these products in 2010. The maximum does not apply to geothermal heat pumps, solar energy systems, wind energy systems, and fuel cells, which have no upper limit and are listed below under "Products Eligible for Tax Credits Through 2016." You can receive both the tax credit capped at $1,500 and the tax credit for products with no upper limit. See the ENERGY STAR FAQ for more information on tax credit amounts. Biomass Stoves
Credit: 30% of cost, up to $1,500 When and Where:
HVAC
Credit: 30% of cost, up to $1,500 When and Where:
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Tax Credits for Energy EfficiencyIf you purchase an energy-efficient product or renewable energy system for your home, you may be eligible for a federal tax credit. Below you will find an overview of the federal tax credits for energy efficiency. How to Claim Your Tax Credit
Products Eligible for Tax Credits Through 2010The products in this section are eligible for tax credits at 30% of the cost, up to a total credit of $1,500; they must be "placed in service" from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010. Select "See Details" under each section below for more information on each product, or see the printable version): Note that the $1,500 maximum limit is for all of the efficiency measures combined over the two-year 2009-2010 period; you can purchase up to $5,000 worth of products over the two years and get 30% or $1,500 as a tax credit. If you get the full $1,500 tax credit in 2009, you are not eligible for a tax credit on these products in 2010. The maximum does not apply to geothermal heat pumps, solar energy systems, wind energy systems, and fuel cells, which have no upper limit and are listed below under "Products Eligible for Tax Credits Through 2016." You can receive both the tax credit capped at $1,500 and the tax credit for products with no upper limit. See the ENERGY STAR FAQ for more information on tax credit amounts. Biomass Stoves
Credit: 30% of cost, up to $1,500 When and Where:
HVAC
Credit: 30% of cost, up to $1,500 When and Where:
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ENERGY STAR Leaders Achieve Up to 30% Portfolio-Wide Energy Savings
Leaders avoided 580 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions in 2008
EPA's list of ENERGY STAR Leaders has grown to 65 organizations comprising school districts, commercial real estate companies, healthcare systems, supermarket operators, and hoteliers. These organizations are recognized for portfolio-wide reductions in energy use in buildings they own and manage. These milestones include achieving energy savings of at least 10, 20, or 30 percent. A fourth level — "Top Performer" — requires that an organization's entire building portfolio performs at an exemplary level (based upon the average of the buildings in the portfolio).
These ENERGY STAR Leaders are using ENERGY STAR tools and resources to avoid more than 580 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions — equal to those from the electricity use of nearly 35,000 U.S. homes — and are saving almost $50 million annually.
This year's ENERGY STAR Leaders have shown that there are many creative ways to manage energy through ENERGY STAR. Blue Mountain School District in Orwigsburg, PA, which achieved a portfolio-wide energy savings of 30 percent, has worked with staff, faculty, and students to implement hundreds of improvements in energy consumption habits, such as turning off lights and computers when not in use and shutting classroom doors. Akridge, a commercial real estate firm in Washington, DC, completes virtual walk-throughs of each of its buildings in search of opportunities to optimize systems, change light bulbs to energy-efficient compact fluorescents, and make other energy efficiency improvements. You can learn more about this year's ENERGY STAR Leaders and the innovative steps they took to manage their energy use at www.energystar.gov/leaders.