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It's wonderful that the government offers incentives, subsidies and tax credits for using renewable energy, but up until now, there hasn't been a centralized place to find out which of these you might qualify for. North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council have joined forces to create two new databases for just that purpose.
The Federal Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (FIRE) database lists federal incentives as well as their rules, regulations, policies and incentive summaries for corporations. The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) does the same, but for state, local and utility incentives.
Now, no matter where you live, you can find out exactly what kind of incentive you're entitled to if you're using renewable energy or planning on doing so in the future.
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written by John Humphrey, November 21, 2008
Daniel, I'm not sure which incentive you're referring to, but the Energy Policy Act, (EPAct) incentives for efficiency apply to lighting, HVAC and building envelope improvements. The cap is $1.80 per square foot but can go MIUCH higher than 500 dollars.
read more about this act here:
http://www.efficientbuildings.org/about_the_provision.html
John Humphrey
Sustainable Energy Partners
http://separtners.com (obligatory plug)
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written by Garo, November 21, 2008
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written by Daniel Bell, November 21, 2008
Good to hear from SEP :)
I tried to edit my comment as I was sending it but was too late.
I was referring to residential, which is (frustratingly) capped at $500. There are obviously bigger ones for commercial.
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The state of federal incentives for efficiency is horrible.
There is one. Yes, one. And its capped at $500.
It will be a great day when efficiency gets a 30% uncapped credit like solar.