New Homes Programs for Builders

There are two energy certifications available to builders/developers through SCES:

 1. Epact-2005 tax credit (this is not ENERGY STAR)

$2000 tax credit for each home/unit certified. This includes all single family and multi-family dwellings that has it's own heating, cooling, water heating, and ventilation systems up to 3 stories high. Each dwelling must have its own kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom. Check out http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits#s6 for more info. This requires 1 or 2 inspections per unit and can be certified on homes already built as long as they were substantially complete after August of 2005 and were sold between Jan. 1^st, 2006 and Dec. 31^st, 2008. Always check with your tax advisor to assure these tax credits are available for your company.

The Epact-2005 tax credit is a no-brainer for most builders, as it is money staying in their pocket instead of sending to Uncle Sam.

2. Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes or ENERGY STAR & Epact-2005 Tax Credit

Available for all single family and many multi-family dwellings in Wisconsin and Minnesota. This requires 3 site visits for the first three homes certified and then only 2 visits after that. This is not available for homes that have already been constructed. Some cash-back awards are available with this program for the builder and homeowner.

Since you are already looking at this website, we can safely assume you already know why you would want to be a partner building ENERGY STAR homes but lets list a few anyway:

• Open a door to a new market by building Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes.

• Sell high performance homes and add to your bottom line.

• Earn cash-back rewards through Focus On Energy or other utility programs.

• Most Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes and federal ENERGY STAR Homes are energy efficient enough to also earn a Federal Tax Credit at the same time with no additional fee.

• Minimize homeowner callbacks.

• Customized report and documented information on the home proving its energy efficiency.

• Marketing and advertising incentive opportunities through Focus on Energy.

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