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Transforming Markets by Combining Federal Tax Credits with Complementary Incentives


August 1, 2006

Research Report E066

Authors:

Steve Nadel, Steve Baden, Ed Gray, Dave Hewitt, Jim Kliesch, Therese Langer, Harry Misuriello, and Anna Monis Shipley

Description:

Written as part of the Tax Incentives Assistance Project, this report describes federal tax incentives for energy efficiency enacted in 2005 and for each provision, discusses strategies for using these tax credits to transform market so that efficient equipment and practices and common in the long-term. Sections discuss energy-efficient new homes, residential retrofits, residential appliances, residential heating and cooling equipment, commercial buildings, commercial lighting, fuel cells and microturbines, and light- and heavy-duty vehicles.