Howard County’s Solar and Geothermal Tax Credit Doubling, Then Ending
The program supports local homeowners in their quest to create greener homes.
The funding limit for the Howard County solar and geothermal tax credit program is doubling, but the program will end on April 1, 2012, according to a statement released by County Executive Ken Ulman. The program supports homeowners in purchasing and installing renewable energy systems, such as solar and geothermal, for their houses. As part of the newly increased limit, the county will “clear out its waiting list for the credits…having accomplished its goal of ‘jump starting’ the renewable energy industry in the region,” according to the statement. The program was originally started while Ulman was on the County Council. He and his colleagues at the time (now Delegate Guy Guzzone and Council President Calvin Ball) lobbied to create an …
