Solar Tax CreditsAnd other more

important things to think about

Only 409 More Shopping Days! 30% Fed Income Tax Credit on all Solar

installations expires 12/31/2016

State Tax Credits have expired

Select Solar “rebates” still available everywhere through local utilities

Except Routt County

Rules and Stuff Must be installed before 12/31/2016 Includes labor and equipment Credit can be carried forward into 2016 Especially valuable for those in high tax

brackets No Maximum Cannot be used to heat your hot tub

Magical moment of low prices + available tax credits

Our Solar Thermal Project

Probably a bad investment Didn’t make that much difference Solar Thermal + Storage Tank is still too

expensive - $14,600 Yes we got a $4,380 tax credit Roofing repair or replacement is difficult

with panels Breakeven? I could be dead by then

Kill the Dragon instead!Trinity 200 modulating condensing 96% efficient Energy Star boiler and Caleffi hydromixer system

$16,400

$500 tax credit

7.45 Yrs to B.E.

But “Plugging In” to CEC was a home run

No panels on the roof Plugging in Sarah’s PHEV daily 20 PV panels cost the same as 3 Solar

Thermal panels - ~$15,000 No electric bill for the next 25 years Almost no gasoline bill for the life of the

car Breakeven? 5.56 years then + $2,700/

yr.

The Future – the BIG secret

The value of your home will not only be about sq ft, bedrooms, bathrooms and countertops

It will also be determined by relative operating costs (HERS/ HES ratings)

You will get your money back on efficiency investments on the sale of your home + annual cost savings.

You will have an Electric Car too!