MakeHeat » cooling http://makeheat.com Make Heat, Make Energy! Make it Yourself! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:27:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Greentech Media: Tax Breaks for Ice Air Conditioners? A Proposal Is in Congress | Green Light http://makeheat.com/2009/10/29/greentech-media-tax-breaks-for-ice-air-conditioners-a-proposal-is-in-congress-green-light/ http://makeheat.com/2009/10/29/greentech-media-tax-breaks-for-ice-air-conditioners-a-proposal-is-in-congress-green-light/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:40:05 +0000 Andrew http://makeheat.com/?p=912 “Congressional representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), Wally Herger (R-CA) and Earl Pomeroy (D-S.D.) have introduced the Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009 (HR 3918) that would give a 30 percent tax credit and accelerated depreciation to individuals or businesses that install thermal energy systems that reduce peak demand.

The primary thermal energy system on the market today that fits this description is the ice cooler marketed by both Ice Energy and Calmac. In these systems, ice is made at night when power is cheaper (or generated but not consumed). It then melts during the day: Heat exchangers allow the chilly vapors to circulate through the building and cool them. …”

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