What Will Happen To Commercial HVAC Upgrade Incentives For The 2019 Year?

As the year draws to a close, commercial HVAC contractors in Philadelphia have been getting a lot of questions from customers who didn’t manage to squeeze-in an HVAC upgrade in 2018. What tax credits and other incentives will be available to your business in 2019? The seasoned pros at H&H break it down for you…

Federal Incentives for Businesses

• Federal Tax Deductions on Upgrades (& New Installations)

  If your aging commercial heating and air system is still running on R22 refrigerant, you’re playing with fire. After January 2020, R22 systems can no longer be repaired, they must be replaced, potentially leading to a backlog of customers waiting on installations. Luckily there is a great tax incentive for your business: The recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a provision to allow HVAC products to be immediately expensed. Effective January 2018, under Section 26 U.S. Code § 179 Small Business Expensing, all components of a “heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning” system can be immediately expensed in the first year instead of being depreciated over 39 years. Instead of a measly $350 depreciation for the year (based on old rules), deducting the $14,000 system and installation costs from your 2019 business income could earn you a tax break of $5,000+.

• Federal Tax Credits for Geothermal

  If you're concerned your business is a commercial energy hog, now’s a great time to dig into geothermal. Undergoing numerous amendments including one this February, the Federal Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) provides a tax credit equal to 10% of expenditures with no maximum for geothermal property, including components used to produce geothermal energy to those used in the electrical transmission stage, valid through December 2021. (Credit on geothermal heat pumps has no stated expiration.)

• Federal Tax Credits for Combined Heat & Power (CHP)

  As the above, the Federal Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) provides a tax credit equal to 10% of expenditures with no maximum for CHP systems up to 50MW capacity exceeding 60% efficiency, subject to some limitations. This does not apply to CHP systems utilizing biomass for 90%+ of system energy, though the credit may be reduced for less efficient systems.  

• State-Level Rebates

  Concerned about new efficiency requirements for rooftop units? Due to environmental and energy concerns, most states offer financial incentives for businesses interested in boosting efficiency, such as New Jersey’s COOL Advantage and WARM Advantage Programs, which provide rebates for high-efficiency HVAC systems.

• State-Level Corporate Tax Breaks

  Many states also exempt purchases of energy efficient products from sales or use taxes, or offer special sales tax free holidays for Energy Star-rated products.

• Utilities Rebates

  Local utility providers also commonly provide rebates and other incentives for energy efficient upgrades and appliance purchases.

What’s Available in Your Area?

Learn more from the U.S. Department of Energy’s DSIRE website and Energy Star. 

Interested in learning more about available system upgrade options for your business and incentives available in your area? Schedule a complimentary consultation from a qualified HVAC contractor from H&H Commercial Services today.

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Is Poor Humidity Control Taking Its Toll On Your Stainless Steel Pool Equipment?

Stainless steel is a popular choice in indoor pool environments for a number of reasons. Providing a sleek look, easy care, and corrosion resistance, it lends natatorium structures and furnishings superior strength and durability. Capable of retaining its beauty and structural integrity well-beyond 25-years of service, commercial HVAC mechanical contractors in Philadelphia still see stainless steel natatorium components taken out of service before their time however, due to inadequate design and use of indoor pool dehumidification systems. Are your components at risk?

Poor Humidity Control Can Take a Toll on Stainless Steel Structures & Equipment

Today’s indoor pool environment has changed since the 70s, trending toward higher water temperatures, a larger number of bathers, the addition of water features such as splash pads, fountains, and slides, and the need for higher levels of chemical disinfectants. Unfortunately, this aggressive indoor environment can wreak havoc with stainless steel structural components and equipment, quickly causing corrosion when inadequate ventilation and excessive pool room humidity control come into play.

What’s Ailing the Air (& Stainless Steel Components) in Your Pool Room?

Pool dehumidification experts know, chlorine-based chemicals, relied upon to disinfect pool water, chemically react with nitrogen-bearing compounds such as urea found in sweat and urine. This creates volatile chloramines which are released into the natatorium atmosphere where, without adequate ventilation (a choice made out of ignorance or the desire to decrease energy expenditures), they are increasingly deposited, forming a buildup on metal surfaces. Combined with evaporation and condensation cycles, a corrosive solution is created that takes a toll on stainless steel components. This calamitous chemical cocktail, exacerbated by lackluster ventilation and poor pool room humidity control, is at the heart of most metal corrosion problems found in indoor swimming pool environments.

Natatorium Components Most At Risk of Corrosion

Structural load-bearing or highly cold-worked stainless steel components above pool level are at the greatest risk of corrosion. This includes deck-level components, elevated balconies, and especially those components located out of reach near the ceiling (ductwork, ceiling components, balconies) where high levels of chloramines may be deposited. In these areas, a lack of cleaning/rinsing takes a toll. Unlike components located at pool level in areas frequently splashed or immersed, these elevated areas never undergo the regular indirect ‘cleanings’ to rinse and remove the chloramine cocktail that can cause corrosion.

Air Replacement & Humidity Control are Key to Safeguarding Natatorium Contents & Structure

Ensuring proper ventilation and humidity control with the addition of a carefully designed pool room dehumidification system, such as a Dectron pool dehumidifier, help keep atmospheric moisture levels and the buildup of airborne chlorine, chloramines, and other chemicals under control, curtailing the aggressive conditions that can result in the deterioration of stainless steel and other alloys. This also reduces costly stainless steel maintenance and replacement needs, helping your pool room and equipment maintain an attractive appearance and safeguarding its lifespan.

Ensure a natatorium that’s designed to withstand the tests of time with the help of the best commercial HVAC company in NJ. Schedule a complimentary indoor pool dehumidification system design consultation and quote with the pool room dehumidification experts at H&H Commercial Services.

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