You can claim the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit and the Residential Clean Energy Credit for the year when you purchase and install qualifying improvements.  Homeowners who improve their primary residence will find the most opportunities to claim a credit for qualifying expenses. Renters may also be able to claim credits, as well as owners of second homes used as residences.

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Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit

These expenses may qualify if they meet requirements detailed on energy.gov:

• Exterior doors, windows, skylights and insulation materials • Central air conditioners, water heaters, furnaces, boilers and heat pumps • Biomass stoves and boilers • Home energy audits

 

The amount of the credit you can take is a percentage of the total improvement expenses in the year of installation:

• 2022: 30%, up to a lifetime maximum of $500 • 2023 through 2032: 30%, up to a maximum of $1,200 (water heaters, heat pumps, biomass stoves, and boilers have a separate annual credit limit of $2,000), no lifetime limit

 

Get details on the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit.

 

Residential Clean Energy Credit

These expenses may qualify if they meet requirements detailed on energy.gov:

• Solar, wind and geothermal power generation • Solar water heaters • Fuel cells • Battery storage (beginning in 2023)

 

The amount of the credit you can take is a percentage of the total improvement expenses in the year of installation:

• 2022 to 2032: 30%, no annual maximum or lifetime limit • 2033: 26%, no annual maximum or lifetime limit • 2034: 22%, no annual maximum or lifetime limit

 

Get details on the Residential Clean Energy Credit.