I called the IRS today to inquire about the tax credit for energy-efficient windows (mainly to see if we could still get it if we use the standard deductions – it appears the answer is “yes”), and the nice and otherwise pretty knowledgeable guy in the IRS unit that’s answering questions about energy efficient stuff made a reference to “and an SHGC of .30 or better, whatever that is.” It was kind of nice to do a little educating…
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The guy's brother is the car czar.
You know, rear drive, whatever that is.
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Read the label on the window. If both u value and SHGC are below 30 it qualifies!