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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>Recently the Energy Star website (<A
href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index">http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index</A>)
added this statement:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>"<FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">must have a
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onclick="NewWindow(this.href,'footnote','200','300','no','center');return false"
href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.footnote"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Manufacturer Certification Statement</FONT></A><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman"> to qualify" (for the 30% tax
credit)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>This appears to be something that is just poorly
worded, since everything I can find about PV sysstems and the tax credit
mentions nothing about this. However, it has gotten us a few questions on it
from customers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>That statement, apparently from IRS notice
2009-41 (<A
href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-09-41.pdf">http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-09-41.pdf</A>)
does not seem to include solar electric systems - but it is also pretty vague -
in one part it mentions solar electric, but further down the page solar electric
systems are not mentioned in the list.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>Any thoughts on this?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>