|
|
|
|
News Releases
|
|
|
|
Final RETC rulemaking hearing is Nov. 23
|
|
|
11/2/2011
|
|
Article Content
MEETING NOTICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11-73
| Contacts:
Deby Davis, 503-378-8351
Diana Enright, 503-378-8278
In Oregon 1-800-221-8035
|
SALEM — The Oregon Department of Energy will hold a public hearing on November 23 concerning legislative changes to the Residential Energy Tax Credit program. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. at ODOE’s main office (625 Marion St. NE) in Salem.
This will be the final hearing for permanent rule changes to RETC as a result of 2011 legislation. House Bill 3672, among other things, directed ODOE to:
-
Eliminate tax credits for energy efficient appliances (refrigerators, dishwashers, and clothes washers), air conditioners and boilers,
-
Eliminate tax credits for alternative fuel vehicles and vehicle-conversion equipment, and
-
Cap tax credits for third-party alternative energy device installations.
The current draft rules can be found on the ODOE website at: http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS/Rulemaking2011-RETC.shtml
The public comment period for these new rules ends November 30. Comments can be submitted to: retc.rulemaking@odoe.state.or.us.
Qualifying systems and equipment that will still be eligible for a RETC include:
-
Solar and wind systems
-
Ground-source heat pumps
-
Highly-efficient furnaces and heat pumps
-
Premium-efficiency woodstoves
-
High-efficiency water heaters
To request an interpreter for the hearing impaired, or accommodations for persons with disabilities, please contact ODOE at least 72 hours before the meeting at 1-800-221-8035 or fax 503-373-7806. TTY users should call the Oregon Relay Service at 711.
###
About the Department of Energy: The Oregon Department of Energy provides tax credits, loans, technical assistance and energy information for homes, businesses, manufacturing, farms, ranches, schools and governments.
|
Oregon Department of Energy
|
| Main Office | Hermiston Field Office |
625 Marion St. NE, Salem, OR 97301-3737
| 395 E Highland Rd. |
| Phone: 503-378-4040 | Hermiston, OR 97838 |
| Toll-free in Oregon: 1-800-221-8035 | P: 541-567-3840 |
| Fax: 503-373-7806 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|