Tax Credits & Energy Programs
Tax credit and energy reports, requirements, grants, rebates, incentives and resources.
Tax expenditures can be viewed as: (1) providing financial assistance to certain groups of taxpayers, (2) providing economic incentives that encourage specific taxpayer behavior, or (3) simplifying or reducing the costs of tax administration.
While the third of these policy objectives eliminates inefficiencies within the tax code, the first two could be implemented with direct expenditures rather than tax expenditures.
Oregon offers a combination of federal tax credits, state rebates, and utility incentives to support renewable energy and energy efficiency, including solar, heat pumps, and home electrification programs.