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Posted by life is great on October 29, 2008, 5:24 pm
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> fyi the following website:
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> http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=3Dproducts.pr_tax_credits
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> has links to details on the new Federal Tax Credits for Energy
> Efficiency that were made into law on October 3, 2008, when President
> Bush signed into law the =93Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
> 2008.=94 This bill extended tax credits for energy efficient home
> improvements (windows, doors, roofs, insulation, HVAC, and non-solar
> water heaters). Tax credits for these residential products, which had
> expired at the end of 2007, are now be available for improvements made
> during 2009.
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> However, improvements made during 2008 are not eligible for a tax
> credit (so you might want
> to wait to make that home improvement until this January )
>
> The bill also extended tax credits for solar energy systems and fuel
> cells to 2016 ( hooray!). New tax credits were established for small
> wind energy systems (hooray!) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
> (yeah!). Tax credits for builders of new energy efficient homes and
> tax deductions for owners and designers of energy efficient commercial
> buildings were also extended.
Thanks for the information. You may want to consider discussing the
NYS Tax Incentive Program for Solar Panels. I found great information
at http://AlternativeEnergyfortheHome.BrighterPlanet.org
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