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Hawaii Renewable Energy Tax Credits
02-Aug-2009
To find out more information on the State of Hawaii Tax Credit Program, download this brochure from the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
If the link above isn't working, we have it here as well:
Hawaii Renewable Energy Tax Credits - 2006 (571 KB)
Residential Energy Credits
2008
Nonbusiness energy property credit expired.You cannot claim the nonbusiness energy property credit for property placed in service in 2008.
Residential energy efficient property credit expanded. You can now include costs for qualified small wind energy property and geothermal heat pump property in figuring the residential energy efficient property credit.
2009
Nonbusiness energy property credit. This credit, which expired after 2007, has been reinstated. You may be able to claim a nonbusiness energy property credit of 30% of the cost of certain energy-efficient property or improvements you placed in service in 2009. This property can include high-efficiency heat pumps, air conditioners, and water heaters. It also may include energy-efficient windows, doors, insulation materials, and certain roofs. The credit has been expanded to include certain asphalt roofs and stoves that burn biomass fuel.
Limitation. The total amount of credit you can claim in 2009 and 2010 is limited to $1,500.
Residential energy efficient property credit. Beginning in 2009, there is no limitation on the credit amount for qualified solar electric property costs, qualified solar water heating property costs, qualified small wind energy property costs, and qualified geothermal heat pump property costs. The limitation on the credit amount for qualified fuel cell property costs remains the same.
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Source: Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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