Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Catching Attention of Homeowners

Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Catching Attention of Homeowners

Most commonly planned projects include adding energy-efficient windows, roofing, a new hot water heater or insulation

DENVER, April 17, 2009 – The federal government this year extended and expanded home energy efficiency tax credits through 2010 as part of the broader economic recovery package, and millions of U.S. homeowners appear poised to pursue them, according to a survey released today by Johns Manville.

 

More than two-thirds of survey respondents, or 68 percent, said they were aware of the newly created federal energy efficiency tax credits. Of those homeowners, 46 percent said they intend to make a home improvement-related purchase that qualifies for an energy efficiency tax credit, including nine percent of homeowners who said they had already done so during the first three months of 2009.   KEEP READING