Newsletter August/Sept 2009
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Greetings!
This is the occasional newsletter from the the Energy Emporium of Enfield, NH.
Over 690,000 people took advantage of 'cash for clunkers' -- but did you know that the rebates are even higher and the starting costs are lower for acquiring a renewable energy system? See 'Rebates for Renewables' below.
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Kim Quirk
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Rebates for Renewables
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  If you thought "cash for clunkers" was a good deal, don't miss out on "rebates for renewables"! In the clunkers program the maximum amount you could get for trading in your old car was $4500. The
incentives and rebates for renewable energy systems are typically well over $5000 and there is no cap on the tax credit, which is 30% of the total cost (parts and labor).
Immediately after installation of a renewable energy system the value of
your house will increase by more than your effective payment; and forever
going forward your monthly bills will be lower than what they would be without it.
And a renewable energy system is less than the cost of a new
car - under $10,000 for a typical solar hot water system; under $20,000 for a typical solar electric system.
What are you waiting for?
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78 Main St - Renovation
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I added a link on the front page of Energy Emporium's website, "78 Main St - Renovation", which summarizes our super-green renovation of an historic home (my home!) and business in Enfield, NH.
The three goals for this building include:
* ZEB, zero energy building
* LEED-H, LEED for homes
* No Flame, no burning gas, no burning oil, no burning wood, no pilot light
Read more, see the pictures, add your comments and questions: 78 Main St - Renovation
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Blog Review
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blog entries over the last month include:
Transportation: 'Intelligent bikes', 'solar golf carts', and 'My Prius turns 100'
Incentives: 'Stimulate me!', 'What's Stopping You?'
Projects: 'Solar Fountain', 'My First Garden'
78 Main: 'BTUs Present and Accounted for', 'LEED me Home'
Also: 'What's new in LED lighting', and 'Amazing human power'
Check out any or all of the blog entries by going to the website and click on a 'Tag' of interest or use the search: 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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Summary of Tax Credits and Rebates:
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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.
OH: Solar hot water systems can get $30 per kBTU/day up to $2400 (and GEO membership), Solar Electric ODOD Grant is for $3/Watt up to $25,000, Wind Energy ODOD Grant is for $2/Watt (AC) up to $25,000. More OH incentives: OH Incentives.
CT: Solar electric rebates of $1.75/Watt up to $15,000. Must be a CT Light and Power or United Illuminating Co customer: CCEF Solar PV Rebate. Other information and efficiency incentives: CT Incentives.
Many other incentives can be found. Click on your state to get the list: DSIREUSA.ORG. I would be happy to help find rebates that apply to you. Write to me: kim@energyemp.com.
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Contact Information
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phone: 603-632-1263
To set up a site visit in the Upper Valley to see if your home can benefit from the energy of the sun, write to info@energyemp.com, or call us!
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