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| Homebuilder Installed Renewable Energy Facilities |
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A Homebuilder Installed Renewable Energy Facility is a renewable energy resource facility in a single family dwelling that meets specified technical requirements as listed in the BETC Technical Requirements. The renewable energy resource facility must be approved by a technician certified by the Oregon Department of Energy. Renewable energy resource facilities must be connected to the home’s main service panel and the installers must provide a two-year warranty covering all parts and labor. A homebuyer may not apply for a Residential Energy Tax Credit for qualifying Homebuilder Installed Renewable Energy Facility features qualifying for the Business Energy Tax Credit.
Renewable energy resource facilities may include:
(a) Photovoltaic - The credit amount is based on $3 per watt of installed capacity.
(b) Solar Domestic Water Heating - The credit amount is equal to $0.60 per kWh saved as determined by the ODOE solar domestic water heating yield table.
(c) Active Solar Space Heating -The credit amount is equal to $0.60 per kWh saved based on a calculation procedure approved by ODOE staff.
(d) Passive Solar - The credit amount is equal to $600 per home plus $0.60 per square foot of heated floor space.
(e) Other - Other renewable energy resource facilities (e.g. wind turbines, fuel cells) will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and the credit amount will be equal to $0.60 per kWh saved.
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| High Performance Home |
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A High Performance Home is an energy facility that is a new dwelling unit constructed by a licensed builder under the Oregon Residential Specialty Code which has its own space conditioning and water heating systems, complies with the specifications listed in the BETC Technical Requirements and is intended for sale to an end-use homebuyer. A High Performance Home must include a Homebuilder Installed Renewable Energy System that produces at least 1 kWh per square foot of conditioned space on an annual basis for photovoltaics or the equivalent for other technologies as listed in the BETC Technical Requirements.
Homebuyer may not apply for a Residential Energy Tax Credit for qualifying High Performance Home features qualifying for the Business Energy Tax Credit.
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