Energy Retrofits

Cromwell Environmental is a national leader in energy audits, energy retrofits, and other energy efficiency testing and contracting. We can identify any efficiency-stealing issues with your home or building and perform an energy retrofit guaranteed to increase energy efficiency and sustainability.

Having an energy audit done on your home or property can identify common issues that reduce energy efficiency and lead to higher utility bills. After an energy audit identifies issues, an energy retrofit is the next step to resolve them. Most buildings contain surprising opportunities for savings if done in the right order.

How an energy retrofit works

After an energy audit prioritizes efficiency improvements, the experts in Cromwell Environmental’s construction services team carry out these improvements to increase your comfort and realize your potential energy savings. Whether you are a homeowner or a commercial building manager, a professionally done energy retrofit can pay for itself through energy savings in a few short years all while improving the comfort of occupants living or working there.

Energy retrofits can improve energy efficiency and often pay for themselves.

With the hot summers and cold winters in Kansas and Missouri we spend a lot of our energy heating and cooling our homes and buildings. Even a light energy efficiency retrofit of a commercial or residential property can yield amazing results. Older buildings can really benefit from building envelope and insulation upgrades that also make a building much more comfortable to live in. Additional low-hanging fruit includes lighting upgrades, smart energy systems, and weatherproofing.

Energy retrofit expertise

Founded by two architects with a passion for green construction, Cromwell Environmental has an impressive amount of experience in energy efficiency retrofits in Kansas and Missouri dating back to the 1980s. This experience includes understanding the vast array of products available for insulation, lighting, and HVAC, and knowing which combination of products is right for every job.

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Federal Tax Credit for Home Energy Retrofits

Starting in 2023 generous federal tax credits began designed to encourage people to undergo energy retrofits.  For qualified expenses a homeowner can get a tax credit of up to 30% on a range of repairs up to an annual maximum tax credit of $3200.  The credits are available for homeowners who repair their primary residence using qualified materials. As part of our energy retrofit service, Cromwell Environmental will help you navigate what improvements are eligible, as well as how to obtain the credits you deserve come tax time.

Federal energy tax credit of 30% up to $1200/year in these categories:

  • Home energy audits 

  • Exterior doors and windows 

  • Insulation

  • Water heaters

  • Furnaces

  • Air conditioners

  • Electric panel upgrade

Additional $2000/ yr available for installing qualified heat pump technology: (30% up to $2000/yr) 

  • Heat pump water heater

  • Air source heat pumps 

How to Claim the Federal Tax Credit for Energy Upgrades

These federal tax credits are applied to your yearly income tax and are claimed when you file your federal income taxes for the year in which the upgrades are made.

Additionally, a 30% federal tax credit (without a limit) exists for installing solar energy projects. 

Please contact us for information about our professional energy retrofit services. Call us at 785-248-5001, or contact us here.

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