tax credit Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:58:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tax Credits for New Tesla Cars to Become History, as Production Grows https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-tax-credit-20180713/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-tax-credit-20180713/#respond Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:58:07 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=65915 On Thursday, Tesla’s spokesperson confirmed that they have sold 200,000 electric vehicles in the United States. This means that Elon Musk’s company will have another hurdle to cross: the $7,500 tax credit will begin to disappear after this December 31st. Last year, the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress passed the tax credits in order to lower the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-tax-credit-20180713/feed/ 0 65915 How Solar Power Benefits Low-Income Communities https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-benefits-communities/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-benefits-communities/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:52:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56670 The obvious environmental benefits of solar power may soon improve community health as well. California will allocate $100 million dollars every year to install rooftop solar panels on low-income communities if the governor approves new legislation. Residential photovoltaics (PV) are still expensive to install, despite down-the-road savings on utility bills, but the new program will save money for […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-benefits-communities/feed/ 0 56670 U.S. Wind Power Industry Celebrates The Extension of the Tax Credit https://www.greenoptimistic.com/u-s-wind-power-industry-celebrates-the-extension-of-the-tax-credit-20130103/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/u-s-wind-power-industry-celebrates-the-extension-of-the-tax-credit-20130103/#respond Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:44:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30650 The wind production tax credit was extended by the U.S. Congress. According to the trade group- American Wind Association Energy, this extension saves 75,000 jobs in the US, which were expected to disappear, and allows new energy projects to emerge this year. In August last year, in their attempt to prevent the “fiscal cliff,” the […]

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