The Senate Energy Committee posted the draft discussion text of the Cash for Caulker bill and it contains wood and pellet stoves, boilers and furnaces. They will be eligible for a $1,000 rebate as long as a number of efficiency, emission and other requirements are met. Our group, Alliance for Green Heat, worked with the Technical Committee that was providing the language to Congress, and we have lots more info about it on our website: (broken link removed to http://www.forgreenheat.org/incentives/homestarpage.html).
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Here is the language on biomass appliances excerpted in the draft Home Star bill:
Section 5. Silver Star Home Energy Retrofit Program
A rebate shall be awarded for the energy retrofit of a home for the installation of energy savings measures ... [if its] ... installed in the home by a qualified contractor; and
carried out in compliance with this section.
Heating system replacement of …
(v) a wood or wood pellet furnace, boiler, or stove, if—
(I) the new system is the primary heating system in a home that— [this clause is expected to be deleted].
(aa) meets at least 75 percent of the heating demands of the home;
(bb) has a distribution system (such as ducts or vents) that allows heat to reach all or most parts of the home; and
(cc) in the case of a wood stove, replaces an existing wood stove; and (II) a third party certifies that the
new system— (aa) has thermal efficiency (with
a lower heating value) of at least 75 percent for stoves and 80 percent for furnaces and boilers; and
(bb) has particulate emissions of less than 4.5 grams per hour for stoves.
INSTALLATION COSTS.—Measures … shall include expenditures for labor and other installation-related costs properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or original installation of the component.
(d) AMOUNT OF REBATE.—
the amount of a rebate provided to the owner of a home or designee under this section shall be $1,000 per measure for the installation of energy savings measures described in subsection (b)
If you want to get regular updates about this program as it unfolds, you can sign up for them here: http://www.forgreenheat.org/media/email.html.
Here is the language on biomass appliances excerpted in the draft Home Star bill:
Section 5. Silver Star Home Energy Retrofit Program
A rebate shall be awarded for the energy retrofit of a home for the installation of energy savings measures ... [if its] ... installed in the home by a qualified contractor; and
carried out in compliance with this section.
Heating system replacement of …
(v) a wood or wood pellet furnace, boiler, or stove, if—
(I) the new system is the primary heating system in a home that— [this clause is expected to be deleted].
(aa) meets at least 75 percent of the heating demands of the home;
(bb) has a distribution system (such as ducts or vents) that allows heat to reach all or most parts of the home; and
(cc) in the case of a wood stove, replaces an existing wood stove; and (II) a third party certifies that the
new system— (aa) has thermal efficiency (with
a lower heating value) of at least 75 percent for stoves and 80 percent for furnaces and boilers; and
(bb) has particulate emissions of less than 4.5 grams per hour for stoves.
INSTALLATION COSTS.—Measures … shall include expenditures for labor and other installation-related costs properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or original installation of the component.
(d) AMOUNT OF REBATE.—
the amount of a rebate provided to the owner of a home or designee under this section shall be $1,000 per measure for the installation of energy savings measures described in subsection (b)
