Home Energy Efficiency Tax Credits

Now is the time to increase your home’s energy efficiency, lower your taxes and utility bills and reduce your impact on the environment. Contact us to find out about energy-efficient building materials like insulation, roofing and windows. Tax credits may be available to consumers on some home improvement items as well as products purchased for new construction. Contact us to find out more.

You can take the energy tax credit in 2009 and/or 2010 and you’ll save money for years to come! According to the ENERGY STAR® program, installing adequate insulation can save you money on utility bills and you’ll be reducing your carbon footprint by using less oil, gas and electricity. For more information, visit the Energy Star Energy Tax Credit page.

Home Energy Efficiency Rebates

There’s never been a better time for homeowners to insulate with Green Home and save money. Across the country there are federal, state and local utility company incentives and rebates. Depending on location, you could qualify to save a substantial amount on insulation project costs. View a table or map of state, local, utility, and federal incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency on the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE).

Home Star

HOMESTAR is proposed new legislation to create jobs in existing industries by providing strong short-term incentives for energy efficiency improvements in residential buildings. The program will act as a bridge to long-term market development of existing industries. This initiative establishes a $6 billion rebate program to encourage immediate investment in energy-efficient appliances, building mechanical systems and insulation, and whole-home energy efficiency retrofits. HOMESTAR will rapidly create jobs in both construction and manufacturing, while saving families money on their energy bills. It will build on current state programs and existing industry capacity for performing both retrofits and quality assurance, using federal standards and incentives as a common platform to lower program costs and increase consumer awareness. Consumers in the program are expected to save between $200 and $500 per year in energy costs while improving the comfort and value of their homes.

The House program would offer rebates up to $3,000 for investments in building improvements such as insulation, window sealing and more efficient water heaters, and additional rebates for higher energy savings. The co-sponsors said it would save families nearly $10 billion in energy bills, not including the cost of investments.

Find out more about the Home Star Program and join the Coalition to do your part in making a healthier planet.