Air Control Company Blog

With the expiration of the 2010 tax credit incentives for installing igh-efficiency furnaces and/or heat pumps, many have been wondering if new incentive credits would be forthcoming to encourage consumers to continue installing high-efficiency systems.  I am happy to say that is indeed the case.  Here they are:  - Read More>>

Avista, the main local utility in Spokane WA and North Idaho, presently offers very lucrative incentives for homeowners to upgrade their heating systems. For instance, they will pay you $400.00 to install a 90% efficient gas furnace, and another $400.00 to install a 9 HSPF heat pump.  If you do both, they will pay you $800.00!  Unfortunately, those incentives will be changing as of December 31, 2010.  Instead of a flat guaranateed fee incentive, payments will be based on the amount of energy actually saved per year. In addition, electrical incentives requiring over an 8 year payback and natural gas incentives over a 13 year payback will be discontinued entirely.  The net result to homeowners will be smaller and few total incentives from their local utility.    - Read More>>

Have you heard about the new wireless themostats?    - Read More>>

Zone Defense?    - Read More>>