from Cheryl in Wheatland, WI:
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I am just beginning to build a new home in Kenosha county, wi. I am curious what kinds of tax incentives/rebates are available for a geothermal heating/cooling systems.
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Focus on Energy has a lot of information about ground-source (geothermal) systems. The most up-to-date information on what incentives we offer is located on our Web site. Focus would like to help all interested homeowners take advantage of federal and state tax incentives; unfortunately we are not aware of all the rules and regulations on these incentives. I would suggest visiting the Tax Incentives Assistant Project Web site to learn more. This Web site has information that consumers and businesses need to make use of the federal income tax incentives for energy efficient products and technologies.
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