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Energy Efficiency Incentives for the Home
The most recently publicized environmental incentive program in the Obama plan is dubbed Cash for Caulkers. This energy incentive program will look to energize the home renovation industry, while encouraging a move to energy efficiency. In Canada, the “Home Renovation Tax Credit”, was a moderately successful endeavour that concluded this month after a number of years. The difficulty in administering incentives, is the inability to centrally manage the program while providing the visibility and traceability for all participants involved in the programs. Several programs offer the ability to print a PDF document from a website, and then mail the form and within 8-12 weeks you receive a cheque. There are number of ways to optimize this process through software workflow tools.
No matter how these programs are administered, they benefit both the economy and the environment by encouraging a switch to enhanced resource efficiency. Both the Canadian and US governments should be applauded for their long overdue efforts to improve sustainability.
If President Obama is looking for yet another announcement to improve the environment, perhaps this might be his next move: http://environment.about.com/b/2010/03/05/plastic-money-to-replace-paper-currency-in-canada.htm
What energy incentive programs have you applied for? What was your experience with them?
Dave Linton
