With the August 16, 2022, signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), high-efficiency biomass heating products once again qualify for a tax credit under Section 25(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC” or “tax code”). This new 30 percent tax credit – capped at $2,000 annually – is available for appliances installed between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2032. The credit can be used on the purchase and installation costs of qualifying appliances. To be eligible for the tax credit, an appliance must have a thermal efficiency of at least 75 percent per higher heating value (HHV) of the fuel.
Feel free to contact John Crouch (Crouch@hpba.org) with any questions that are not answered by our website.
What is this new tax credit?
See our new FAQs about this new tax credit for additional information.
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Regulations
No state-wide regulations on wood or pellet stoves that we are aware of at the moment. Check with your local authority on building codes to be sure.
Incentives:
Summary: Maine offers a rebate of 1/3 of project costs up to $6,000 to install an advanced wood or pellet boiler. Eligible units must be on Efficiency Maine’s list of rebate-eligible biomass boilers and furnaces. Stoves: The Maine stove incentive program run by Efficiency Maine ended in December of 2018. The program provided a $500 rebate for pellet and wood stoves that were 75% efficiency or higher, but the efficiency had to be listed on the EPA list of certified stoves. In 2017, the program only provided 100 rebates but due to more aggressive outreach, they provided 700 rebates in the first half of 2018. Of those, two thirds of the rebates went to pellet stoves. If you believe this was an important program, please contact Efficiency Maine to encourage them to reinstate it.
Contact Information:
Updated: February 2024
Change-out Programs
Wood Stove Change-Out Program | Cumberland County
Incentive Amounts
Vouchers are available based on the change-out criteria from $1,000 to $5,000. “$1,000 vouchers are offered for a new EPA certified woodstove, $1,500 if changing from a hydronic heater to an EPA certified woodstove; $2,000 for an EPA certified pellet, gas stoves or heat pump, if changing from woodstove or hydronic heater and $3,000 for income qualified participants (income qualified vouchers may use the voucher for EPA certified wood, pellet, gas stoves or heat pump). A $4,000 voucher is available toward the replacement of an old hydronic heater with a new EPA Phase II hydronic heater or ENERGY STAR gas furnace or $5,000 for hydronic heater replacement if income qualified; $300 for the retrofit of an existing wood stove with a new catalyst.” Source.
Program Duration
The program is ongoing until funds are depleted.
Procedure
Applicants can apply for a voucher online or in-stores. Upon receiving their allotted voucher, the applicant has 30 days to establish a purchase agreement with a participating retailer. The retailer is responsible for installation and recycling and disabling the old stove.
RequirementsParticipants must be a resident and homeowner in Cumberland County, Maine. They must be currently using a non-EPA certified wood stove and trade it in for either an EPA certified wood stove or catalyst for a new EPA certified wood, pellet, gas stove or heat pump. Please review additional participant information here.
More Information
Please visit the program website or the applicant fact sheet or contact Jennifer Solomon at (516) 680-8927 or jennifer.solomon@lung.org for more information.
Regulations, Incentives, Changeouts
No state-wide Regulations, Incentives, Changeouts on wood or pellet stoves that we are aware of at the moment. Check with your local authority on building codes to be sure.
New Hampshire:
Regulations, Incentives, Changeouts
No state-wide Regulations, Incentives, Changeouts on wood or pellet stoves that we are aware of at the moment. Check with your local authority on building codes to be sure.
Regulations
No state-wide Regulations on wood or pellet stoves that we are aware of at the moment. Check with your local authority on building codes to be sure.
Incentives
Summary: The Advanced Wood Heat incentive is available for efficient central wood pellet heating systems. For systems installed in homes and small commercial spaces (<5,000 sq ft heated space):
A $3,000 discount will be applied to the cost of the your system when you work with an Efficiency Excellence Network contractor.
Projects are also eligible for a $3,000 rebate from Efficiency Vermont.
For wood and pellet stoves, there is a $400 instant rebate at participating retailers.
Link(s): https://www.rerc-vt.org/advanced-wood-heating-systems / https://www.efficiencyvermont.com/rebates/list/wood-stoves#:~:text=Get%20a%20%24400%20instant%20discount,(s)%20available%20Learn%20more.
Updated: February 2024
Change-out Programs
Residential Woodstove Change-out (WSCO) & Repair Program | Vermont
Status: Active as of October 2023
Program Boundary Area: State-wide
Eligible fuels: Wood (uncertified) -> wood (certified), pellet (certified)
Notable Feature: There is a low income incentive enhancer.
Incentive Amounts
For stove change-out the incentive will be set at a dollar amount calculated at 80% of cost for low-income and 60% for moderate income, subject to the following limits: the maximum incentive amount per household is $6000 for a new stove and a maximum incentive of $10,000 for a new stove plus repairs. For repairs of EPA certified stoves newer than 20 years old the incentive will be set at a dollar amount calculated at 80% of cost for low-income and 60% for moderate income, subject to the following limits: the maximum incentive amount per household is $4,000 for repairs to EPA-certified stoves newer than 20 years old.
Program Duration
The program is ongoing until funds are depleted.
Procedure
The stove retailer must completely fill out the Incentive Voucher Application form and submit it to the State c/o RERC to be eligible to receive the incentive payment from the State/CEDF. Completion of the Incentive Voucher form includes invoices and photo documentation of each old stove and newly installed stove.
Requirements
New stove and its installation must meet Vermont’s current Fire & Building Safety Codes. Old stoves must be properly disposed of by the Stove retailer at a material recycling facility.
For more information, please email info@rerc-vt.org.
Regulations
No state-wide regulations on wood or pellet stoves that we are aware of at the moment. Check with your local authority on building codes to be sure.
Incentives
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