For those homeowners
who are thinking about making energy efficient ac repair Florida or any other
energy efficient upgrades to their home you could be rewarded by doing so. There were two bills introduced to the
U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in March, both of which will have
an impact on the HVAC business if congress chooses to pass them. The two bills outline incentives for
homeowners to improve the energy performance of their homes. In the House, the program that was
introduced is called HOMES Act which stands for Home Owner Managing Energy
Savings Act of 2012. The HOMES Act
is a performance-based rebate program.
The amount of the rebate is based on the amount of energy savings. Rebates start at $2,000 for a 20%
improvement on energy savings and up to $8,000 for a 50% savings. The second act that was introduced
to congress was to the Senate and it is called RESPA. RESPA stands for the Rural Energy Savings Program Act.
This act allows the U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service to loan money to the rural electric cooperatives
to then loan out to homeowners for energy-efficiency upgrades to their homes. If homeowners choose to participate
they would repay the low-interest loan through their energy bills. The HOMES Act is considered to improve
the Home Star from a couple years ago.
One difference between the two that benefits contractors is that the rebate
is paid directly to the homeowner instead of requiring the funds to be paid to
the contractor. RESPA would
require a certified third-party do the initial energy survey and then verify
the energy saving upgrades. It
will be the USDA that would come up with the guidelines and qualifications of
who can perform the survey and follow up evaluation.
For any ac
repair Palm Coast or questions with energy efficiently and upgrades please give
us a call at Accutemp Heating and Air 386-246-7745. Make sure to check out the solar eclipse at 5:30 PDT on
Sunday May 20th .
Although you would need to be further west then Florida to see the “Ring
of Fire” effect you can still see a partial eclipse.
