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The number and variety of incentives for ENERGY STAR factory built
homes is on the rise. Many utilities and state agencies are turning
to financial incentives as a way to promote efficient construction.
An array of tax credits, sales tax reductions, rate discounts and
direct payments are being offered from coast-to-coast for both HUD-code
and modular homes. Most programs provide a direct cash payment to
the factory builder, retailer/dealer or homebuyer, often with the
purchase of an ENERGY STAR home. Amounts vary, but most incentives
are between $400 and $750, although with several programs the benefits
reach well beyond $2,000, frequently in the form of a tax reduction.
These are in addition to the $1,000 per home federal tax credit
available to manufactured home producers through 2008.
The Systems Building Research Alliance is monitoring programs
that might benefit HUD-code and modular producers and builder/dealers
and has begun to compile a list of available incentives by state
Several of these programs, which provide rebates of up to $750
per home, are administered by SBRA. The rebates are paid directly
to the retailer or community owner for each new ENERGY STAR home
they sell to customers of the utility. More information about the
current rebate programs is below.
For questions, contact Gwynne Koch, SBRA ENERGY STAR Program Coordinator,
at 212-496-0900 x12 or gkoch@research-alliance.org.
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