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San Diego’s Home Energy Upgrade Program – Are You Eligible for Rebates?

Posted on November 6, 2011 | Leave a comment

The San Diego Home Energy Upgrade (SDHEU) program provides rebates for residential energy upgrades to low- and moderate-income households in the City of San Diego. These rebates, when combined with other incentives — Energy Savings Assistance Program (ESAP) or Middle Income Direct Install (MIDI)* — offer residents whole-house energy improvements at no cost. SDHEU is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as part of the City of San Diego’s Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant program. The funds expire June 30, 2012.

Are you Eligible? Read more at: http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd6/pdf/homeenergyupgrade.pdf

FAQ about the program:http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd6/pdf/homeenergyupgradefaq.pdf

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Holiday LightsTrade-In

Posted on November 5, 2011 | Leave a comment

LED Christmas Lights

The Home Dept is repeating its Eco Options Christmas Light Trade-In event this month.

Through Nov 13, customers can bring their old working or non-working holiday light strings to any Home Depot store to be recycled and receive a $3 off coupon for energy-efficient, seasonal lightemitting diodes (LED) string lights. Customers must purchase their new LED lights by Nov. 15 and are limited to five redemptions.

LED lights use up to 80 percent less electricity than standard mini lights and last up to 10 time longer.

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Many Tax Credits End This December

Posted on October 27, 2011 | 1 comment

Since 2005, the federal government has offered a variety of tax credits to help defray the total cost of residential upgrades that produce years of utility savings but require a large upfront investment. One of the two biggest credits is the energy-efficiency tax credit, which helps pay for improvements to the home shell or for installing energy-efficient heating and cooling systems. This credit is capped at $500 and is set to expire at the end of the year. The other is the renewable-energy tax credit, which covers up to 30 percent of residential alternative-energy systems, has no cap and has been extended through 2016.

Category Archives: Renewables and Energy

San Diego’s Home Energy Upgrade Program – Are You Eligible for Rebates?

Holiday LightsTrade-In

Many Tax Credits End This December

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