2011 Air Conditioning Federal Tax Credits

Air Source Heat Pumps 

Tax Credit Amount: $300

Heat pumps offer an energy-efficient alternative to furnaces and air conditioners in moderate climates. Like your refrigerator, heat pumps use electricity to move heat from a cool space into a warm, making the cool space cooler and the warm space warmer. During the heating season, heat pumps move heat from the cool outdoors into your warm house; during the cooling season, heat pumps move heat from your cool house into the warm outdoors. Because they move heat rather than generate heat, heat pumps can provide up to 4 times the amount of energy they consume.

Requirements 

Split Systems: HSPF ≥ 8.5,  EER ≥ 12.5,  SEER ≥ 15 

Package systems: HSPF ≥ 8,  EER ≥ 12,  SEER ≥ 14

Advanced Main Air Circulating Fan  

Tax Credit Amount: $50

This is an efficient fan, or blower motor which blows the air that your furnace heats up through the duct system. 
Requirements

Must use no more than 2% of the furnace's total energy.

Central Air Conditioning 

Tax Credit Amount: $300

The best way to find tax credit eligible CACs is to ask your HVAC Contractor (Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning). To verify tax credit eligibility, ask your HVAC contractor to provide the Manufacturer Certification Statement for the equipment you plan to purchase. Or, search the Manufacturer's website.

Requirements

Split Systems:  SEER ≥ 16,  EER ≥ 13
Package systems:  SEER ≥ 14,   EER ≥ 12


How to apply for Air Conditioner Tax Credits