Save energy, save money and protect the environment by using clean energy resources in your home or business.
As part of the Governor’s Energy Challenge, Georgia offers tax credits for certain types of energy efficienct and renewable energy property as well as for the delivery of wood residuals to qualified biomass facilities. The credits will be available to taxpayers placing qualified clean energy property in service between July 1, 2008, and December 31, 2012. The program has an annual cap of $2.5 million.
This webpage provides guidance, requirements, forms and other information* to assist eligible taxpayers claim the Georgia Clean Energy Property Tax Credit. It does not provide tax advice. Please consult a tax professional for specific advice.
Installation of eligible property does not guarantee a tax credit with the state of Georgia, as funds may be exhausted at any time throughout the year. We encourage you to submit your tax credit application immediately upon project completion.
New Application Process:
In an effort to streamline the process, and to incorporate changes in Georgia law and directives from the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR), we have developed a new online submission process for the Clean Energy Property Tax Credit. GEFA will no longer accept hard-copy pre-applications.
Step One: Install the technology and submit a pre-application online for the Clean Energy Property Tax Credit.
Step Two: Receive confirmation from GEFA that your technology has been approved. Please review and confirm that the information in the Pre-Application Confirmation is accurate and complete.
Step Three: Complete the IT-CEP-AP Form, attach it to the GEFA Pre-Application Confirmation and submit both documents to the DOR.
Please Note:
Additional information must be forwarded to the DOR to obtain the tax credit. GEFA’s role is to confirm that the technology is approved; an approval from GEFA does not guarantee a tax credit will be received.
We encourage you to submit your tax credit application immediately upon project completion.
A change to the Clean Energy Property Tax Credit was enacted during the 2010 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Beginning with taxable year 2010, if a taxpayer is denied the Clean Energy Property Tax Credit because the $2.5 million cap has been reached, then the taxpayer can reapply the following year and receive priority for the following year’s tax credit allocation.
Please click here to access DOR’s webpage regarding the Clean Energy Property Tax Credit, which includes a link to Form IT-CEP-AP and lists the amount of tax credit that has been preapproved.
Please visit the following Web pages for more information.
For more information about the Clean Energy Property Tax Credit, please contact Tracy Williams.
Governor’s Energy Challenge
Governor Sonny Perdue has committed all state agencies in Georgia to reduce energy consumption 15 percent below 2007 levels by 2020. The Governor also challenged Georgia’s citizens, businesses and local governments to match the state's effort. Visit the Governor’s Energy Challenge Web site to accept the Challenge and learn about how you can save energy, save money and protect the environment.
*Please note that information on this Web page is subject to change at any time without prior notice.