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78 Main St - case study in Energy Efficiency renovation
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 We have begun the work to turn an 1858 Main St. building into a 2009 energy efficient residential/retail show piece -- keeping the historic look.
Follow the weekly blogs:
78 Main, Energy Efficient Renovation
Stop by to see the progress - click below for directions: Energy Emporium, the Store
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Summary of Incentives
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Federal, residential: All solar hot water, solar electric, wind turbines, and geo-thermal systems qualify for the federal tax credit of 30%. This is a tax credit -- direct deduction of the taxes you owe. No maximum. Details can be found here: Federal Incentives.
NH: Solar Electric and Wind power systems qualify for $3/watt up to $6000 maximum. NH just released the application form. Important new information: Systems installed after September 30th will be required to pre-register for the rebate. Details for all NH incentives can be found here: NH Incentives. New Hampshire Electric Coop members qualify for even more rebates (including hot water)!
VT: Renewable energy systems are exempt from sales tax. Solar hot water, solar electric, wind, micro-hydro rebates are $1.75/Watt for PV, $1.75/100BTU for water heating, $1.75/3 ft-gal/min for micro-hydro, and $2.50/watt for wind. Maximums of $8750 for Solar and Wind, $12,500 for hydro. Details can be found here: VT Small Scale Renewable Energy Incentive. Other VT Incentives are also available.
Many other incentives can be found. Click on your state to get the list: DSIREUSA.ORG
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In-store special: $75 off Composting Toilets
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Until the end of August, Sun-Mar is offering a $75 coupon to customers who purchase a composting toilet.
Come visit us for details.
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New Store Items
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * New LED bulb, 50W, great diffuser; LED T8 fluorescent replacement
* 5 Watt solar panels, $65
* New stock of garden composter bins
* Second hand products for sale by owners: electric scooter, copper heat collector material
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Blog Review
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'Green TED Talks'
'Can we share our energy data'
'Drying in the Wind'
'Alternative Energy Yard Work'
'Wind Power'
'Community Energy Raiser'
'Drying off Again'
'Solar Fest Weekend'
'Seminar on Solar PV'
Check out any or all of the blog entries by going to the website: http://energyemp.com
You can get the RSS feed every time a new blog entry is posted by clicking here: RSS Feed
If you would like to
be a guest contributor and write up a blog entry please send me an
email, kim@energyemp.com.
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