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Council hears support for reinstating geothermal tax credit to boost heat-pump adoption
Summary
Councilmember Christiana Rigby introduced CB17 to reinstate a county geothermal tax credit of up to $5,000 per household. Supporters, including residents who installed geothermal systems and climate advocates, said the credit helps make geothermal feasible despite high upfront drilling costs; opponents were not prominent at the hearing.
Councilmember Christiana Rigby introduced Council Bill 17-20-25, which would reinstate a Howard County property tax credit of up to $5,000 for residential geothermal energy system installations.
Supporters described geothermal heat pump systems as among the most energy-efficient commercially available home heating and cooling technologies and said the credit would help overcome the high upfront costs associated with geothermal boreholes. Phil Webster, a Howard County…
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