Energy Star Manufactured Homes Take Off

Thirty plants across the U.S. are now producing Energy Star^® manufactured homes, according to the Manufactured Housing Research Alliance. A complete list is available at www.mhrahome.org/pages/es_plant_list.htm. Encouraging further development, the Internal Revenue Service has ruled that the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (see

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Vol. 14, No. 9) permits producers of manufactured homes to receive a $1,000 tax credit for each Energy Star home they build. The Energy Star Homes program is online at www.energystarhomes.com.