EPAct 2005 Tax Incentives

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) contains many tax incentives for consumers and businesses.  We’ve compiled a short list of the many Web sites devoted to explaining these benefits.  If you still have a question about a specific program or application, please contact our office.

• Tax Credits for Consumers, Expired December 31, 2007
  Home Improvements - Efficient Cars - Solar Energy Systems - Fuel Cells
• Tax Credits for Home Builders (Energy Star)
• Tax Deductions for Commercial Buildings (Energy Star) (PDF - 55 KB) 
• Tax Credits for Appliance Manufacturers (Energy Star)
• Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP)
• Home & Vehicle Tax Credits (Alliance to Save Energy) 

Incentive-specific information

• Solar - SEIA Tax Guide (Solar Energy Industries Association)
• Commercial Buildings - (Commercial Building Tax Deduction Coalition)
• Commercial Lighting - (National Electrical Manufacturers Association)
• Hybrid Vehicles - (DOE/EPA)
• Electric & Clean Fuel Vehicles - (DOE/EPA)
• Vehicle Tax Credit Estimates - (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)

• Electricity Producers - Renewable energy production tax credit chart (Northeast Regional Biomass Program) (PDF - 55 KB)
• Electricity Provisions - (Edison Electric Institute)
• Clean Renewable Energy Bonds - (National Rural Electric Coop. Association) (PDF - 108 KB)
• Renewable Fuel Standard - RFS regulations (EPA)

Signed into law on August 8, EPAct 2005 is the first effort of the United States government to address U.S. energy policy since the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The federal energy plan will encourage energy efficiency and conservation, promote alternative and renewable energy sources, reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, increase domestic production, modernize the electricity grid and encourage the expansion of nuclear energy.

• Bill number H.R.6 as agreed to or passed by both House and Senate (PDF - 1.3 MB)
• A summary of EPAct 2005 by policy title (Word Doc - 148 KB)
• A summary of EPAct 2005 by fuel type (Word Doc - 76 KB)

• EPAct 2005 news and analysis links (Washington State University) (PDF - 24 KB)
• U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    Congressional committee reports on Title XIII

• The estimated cost of the federal tax incentives (PDF - 121 KB)
• A summary of tax incentives by type (PDF - 173 KB) 
• Technical explanation of the conference agreement (PDF - 465 KB)

Note: Some of the documents above are in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format.  Please click on the following link to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.