You’re probably familiar with some of the federal government’s 2009 incentives for home energy efficiency–heftier tax credits for solar panels, solar water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, heavy-duty insulation, windows, air conditioning and like. But these come-ons are just the beginning of an unprecedented, federal government-wide push getting underway for energy conservancy in housing – and even “locational efficiency” benefits.

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