Oregon Office of Energy Residential Energy Tax Credit Program Protecting Oregon's environment by saving energy, developing clean resources and cleaning up nuclear waste Oregon Residential Energy Tax Credit Program You can get a credit on your Oregon income taxes for making your home more energy-efficient and helping preserve Oregon s environment. The model must be on the Oregon Office of Energy list of certified premium-efficiency appliances. The tax credit is based on the amount of energy saved above standard models and your net purchase price.
Some refrigerators qualify for the tax credit.
Oregon raised specifications for refrigerators to exceed new federal standards, which will increase by 30 percent mid-year. Models that meet Oregon's new specifications likely will be available from manufacturers later in the year. A few of the least efficient Energy Star clothes washers no longer qualify for the tax credit. Tax credit amounts for some other models are slightly different. The tax credit program is using a new U.S. Department of Energy test procedure that accounts for energy savings resulting from improved spin cycles.