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You can produce electricity with a wind system and get a tax credit of two dollars per estimated kilowatt hour saved during the first year, up to $6,000. Qualifying costs include wind measuring equipment, turbines, towers, associated components, engineering costs, utility interconnection equipment and installation.
To qualify for a tax credit, the wind system has to meet the wind guidelines published in Oregon's Administrative Rules http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS/RES/tax/docs/oar-retc.pdf, for wind see OAR 330-070-0089.
These rules refer to the California Energy Commission's list of qualified wind generators see http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/cgi-bin/eligible_smallwind.cgi and the New York state Energy Research and Development Authority's qualified wind generators: see http://www.powernaturally.org/programs/wind/incentives.asp.
You will need wind information for your location and calculations showing how much energy your expect to produce. A worksheet and the tax credit application form are linked in the right-hand column.
Important: Applications for tax credits must be received by the Oregon Department of Energy no later than April 1 of the year following the purchase, even if the tax credit is carried forward.
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